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Lower physician estimate of underlying asthma severity leads to undertreatment
Wolfenden LL, Diette GB, Krishnan JA, Skinner EA, Steinwachs DM, Wu AW. Lower physician estimate of underlying asthma severity leads to undertreatment. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2003;163(2):231-236.

The authors of this article stress that accurate and current severity assessment is a key first step in appropriate management of asthma.

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