Current asthma consensus guidelines recommend a series of criteria for determining whether asthma is controlled. It is not known whether physicians are using these criteria to assess treatment needs and how effective such assessments are compared with patient assessment of asthma control.
University Institute of Cardiology and Pulmonology, University Laval, Hôpital Laval, 2725 chemin Sainte-Foy, Sainte-Foy, Québec G1V 4G5, Canada. lpboulet@med.ulaval.ca