TABLE 4.

Visits to family physician, specialist and hospital

	Sputum strategy (n=19)	Clinical strategy (n=20)	P
Asthma directly related to
Family physician visits	0 (0 to 2)	0 (0 to 3)	0.629
Specialist visits	0 (0)	0 (0 to 1)	0.330
Hospital visits	0 (0 6)	0 (0 to 1)	0.262
Asthma indirectly related to
Family physician visits	0 (0 to 3)	1 (0 to 9)	0.003
Specialist visits	0 (0 to 3)	0 (0 to 6)	0.911
Hospital visits	0 (0 to 1)	0 (0 to 2)	0.716

All values are expressed as median (minimum to maximum)