Diagnosing Asthma

Helping you understand how asthma is diagnosed

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This website provides information on asthma and how asthma is diagnosed for children, young people and their parents.

The website is part of the ADxDA study, run by researchers at the University of Edinburgh. ADxDA is a software to help doctors and nurses in general practice to weigh up the probability of asthma. The ADxDA software is in the first phases of being evaluated, and is only available in GP practices that have signed up to take part.


More information on asthma

If you are looking for more information about asthma and how it is diagnosed, you’ve come to the right place.

Start by choosing the option below that best describes your current situation:



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Give feedback

We would value your feedback on the ADxDA study - what was your experience? You can give feedback in two ways:

  1. Fill in a short questionnaire (estimated time 5 mins)

  2. Take part in a telephone interview (estimated time 30 minutes) - find out more


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