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Article: Trends in asthma prevalence, admission rates, and asthma deaths.(Conference Proceedings)
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- Respiratory Care
- Article date:
- May 1, 2008
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Introduction
Asthma in the United States
Prevalence
Rates of Asthma Attacks, Emergency Room Visits, and Hospitalizations
Asthma Deaths
Asthma in the United Kingdom
Worldwide Trends in Childhood Asthma
Summary
Some Preliminary Conclusions and Speculations
There is now clear evidence that asthma prevalence increased significantly, especially in developed countries, during the second part of the 20th century. What caused this increase is currently unknown. Recent reports from the United States and the United Kingdom suggest that asthma prevalence may have plateaued between 1995 and the first few years of the present century. This stabilization, and even ...