COPD and asthma: the emergency is clear, now is the time for action Onno CP van Schayck, Esther A Boudewijns  The Lancet Respiratory Medicine  Volume 5, Issue 9, Pages 668-669 (September 2017) DOI: 10.1016/S2213-2600(17)30308-9 Copyright © 2017 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY 4.0 license Terms and Conditions

Figure Schematic presentation of the underdiagnosis of asthma in the general population (n=1150) 7% of this population had undiagnosed asthma, of whom only one third (34%) presented their symptoms to their family doctor, 79% of whom were then diagnosed by their family doctor as having asthma.2 The Lancet Respiratory Medicine 2017 5, 668-669DOI: (10.1016/S2213-2600(17)30308-9) Copyright © 2017 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY 4.0 license Terms and Conditions