The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 122, Issue 5 , Pages 936-943.e6 , November 2008

The Asthma Control and Communication Instrument: A clinical tool developed for ethnically diverse populations

  • Cecilia M. Patino, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md
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  • Sande O. Okelo, MD

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, Mass
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  • Cynthia S. Rand, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md
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  • Kristin A. Riekert, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md
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  • Jerry A. Krishnan, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill
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  • Kathy Thompson, RN

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md
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  • Ruth I. Quartey, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Howard University, Washington, DC
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  • Deanna Perez-Williams, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Howard University, Washington, DC
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  • Andrew Bilderback, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md
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  • Barry Merriman, MA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md
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  • Laura Paulin, MHS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md
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  • Nadia Hansel, MD, MHS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md
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  • Gregory B. Diette, MD, MHS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md
    • Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Gregory B. Diette, MD, MHS, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1830 East Monument St, 5th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21205.

Received 30 November 2007 ,Revised 22 August 2008 ,Accepted 25 August 2008.

 Supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (5UO1HL072455).

 Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: C. S. Rand is on the advisory boards for Schering-Plough, Merck, and Novartis. K. A. Riekert receives grant support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). J. A. Krishnan received grant support from the Bowman Lingle Trust. B. Merriman received grant support from the NIH. N. Hansel receives grant support from Pfizer. G. B. Diette receives grant support from the NIH. The rest of the authors have declared that they have no conflict of interest.

PII: S0091-6749(08)01549-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.08.027

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 122, Issue 5 , Pages 936-943.e6 , November 2008

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