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HM Kansen,1,2 TM Le,2 CSPM Uiterwaal,3 BE van Ewijk,4 WAF Balemans,5 DMW Gorissen,6 E de Vries,7 MF van Velzen,8 GHPR Slabbers,9 Y Meijer,1 AC Knulst,2 CK van der Ent,1 FC van Erp2 1Department of Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; 2Department of Dermatology/Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; 3Julius Center for Health Science and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands; 4Department of Pediatrics, Tergooi Hospital, Blaricum, The Netherlands; 5Department of Pediatrics, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands; 6Department of Pediatrics, Deventer Hospital, Deventer, The Netherlands; 7Department of Pediatrics, Jeroen Bosch Academie (Research), Jeroen Bosch Hospital, ‘S Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands; 8Department of Pediatrics, Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, The Netherlands; 9Department of Pediatrics, Bernhoven Hospital, Uden, The NetherlandsCorrespondence: HM KansenDepartment of Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Lundlaan 6, Utrecht 3508 AB, The NetherlandsTel +31 30 88 75 75 2 84Email h.m.kansen-2@umcutrecht.nlBackground: Uncontrolled asthma in children is still highly prevalent despite the availability of effective asthma treatment. We investigated 1) the prevalence of uncontrolled asthma among children referred for asthma and referred for atopic diseases other than asthma (ie food allergy, allergic rhinitis or atopic dermatitis) to secondary care; and 2) the predictors associated with uncontrolled asthma.Methods: All children (4 to 18 years) referred for asthma or atopic diseasesother than asthma to 8 secondary care centers in The Netherlands were invited to an electronic portal (EP). The EP is a web-based application with several validated questionnaires including the ISAAC questionnaires and the Asthma Control ... |