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Article: One in three child asthma deaths: due to mild form
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- June 15, 2006
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VIENNA, Austria - One in three fatal asthma attacks worldwide
involves a child with a mild form of the disease, and nearly half of
all parents are unaware of the risk, according to a global survey
presented Wednesday.
The report said the findings exposed a critical information gap
between doctors who treat asthma and parents of youngsters diagnosed
with the condition.
"Many patients with asthma underestimate their disease severity
and overestimate their degree of asthma control," the European
Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology warned.
Dr. G. Walter Canonica of the University of Genoa in Italy said
the survey underscored how effective treatment "is a shared
responsibility ...