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Article: Information and communication technology developments in asthma management: A systematic review
- Article from:
- Indian Journal of Medical Sciences
- Article date:
- April 1, 2007
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Background
Asthma is an inflammatory chronic public health problem throughout the world [Figure 1
] affecting people of all ages, which can result in variable restriction in the physical, emotional and social aspects of a patient's life.[1
],[2
] It is estimated that around 300 million people in the world currently have asthma.[3
] The prevalence of asthma increases as communities adopt modern lifestyles and become urbanized.[4
] With the proportion of the world's population living in urban areas projected to increase from 45 to 59% in 2025, there is likely to be a marked increase in the number of people with asthma worldwide over the next two decades. It is estimated that there may be an ...