Study Finds 33 Percent of Adults Recently Diagnosed with Asthma Do not Have It (IMAGE)

The Ottawa Hospital

Study Finds 33 Percent of Adults Recently Diagnosed with Asthma Do not Have It

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A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that 33 percent of adults recently diagnosed with asthma by their physicians did not have active asthma. This study was lead by Dr. Shawn Aaron, senior scientist and respirologist at The Ottawa Hospital and professor at the University of Ottawa.

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