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- Demographic, laboratory and clinical characterisation of adult portuguese asthmatic patientsPublication . Lourenço, Olga; Fonseca, A. M.; Barata, Luis TabordaAsthma is a heterogeneous chronic inflammatory condition characterised by reversible airway obstruction and hyperresponsiveness associated with underlying bronchial inflammation and structural changes. It represents an increasing health problem and is a huge burden on the patients, their families and society. The aim of the study was to characterise the adult asthmatic population attending a Hospital Allergy Clinic between the years of 2003 and 2006.