Pediatric Asthma Risk Score (PARS)
Predicts asthma development in young children.
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Advice
- This score is not diagnostic for asthma.
- Results may inform discussions with parents about a child’s risk for developing asthma and the need for close monitoring.
- There is no current agreement in the literature regarding an optimal primary prevention strategy.