The management of newly identified asthma in primary care in England.

Aims: To establish by case note review how people with newly diagnosed asthma were treated in general practice.

Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional survey was carried out in twelve general practices from the MRC General Practice Research Framework. Children between their 3rd and 8th birthdays and adults 16 years and over were identified with newly diagnosed or treated asthma from computer records with further details obtained from a case record search.