OBJECTIVE: To update reports of increases in the rates of admission to hospital and death from asthma among children and young adults in Canada during the 1970s by examining data for the 1980s. DESIGN: Age-standardized rates were calculated from data for people less than 35 years of age at...
Within each age-sex group children with a history of asthma had lower peak expiratory flow rates than children who gave no such history. These diffences in PEFR were greater than for children with a history of bronchitis.RFHammanTHalil
Background: Asthma is the most common chronic condition affecting American children under the age of 18, with more than 10 million (14%) having been diagno... S Zan 被引量: 0发表: 2014年 The Emerging Role of Cell Phone Technology in Ambulatory Care Three factors are coinciding to reshape...
Spirometry is a vital tool to help confirm an asthma diagnosis but is under-utilized in diagnosing asthma in primary care10,46; this has been exacerbated by infection-control precautions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under-utilization of spirometry may be more predominant in women: a recent stud...
Excerpt In preschool children, asthma can be a diagnostic challenge. It should be considered in children with recurrent episodes of a cough, wheezing, chest tightness, or shortness of breath. These symptoms can vary in frequency and intensity over time. Early symptoms of an exacerbation may inclu...
Asthma Rates on the Rise The number of people with asthma has been going up steadily in the U.S. for decades. Some researchers suggest it's because of better hygiene: The theory is that fewer childhood infections lead to under-developed immune systems, which means a greater risk of asthma...
Effects of air pollution on asthma hospitalization rates in different age groups in metropolitan cities of Korea Many studies have shown associations between air pollution and asthma admissions in Korea, but have not reported whether these effects differ by age classi... M Park,L Sheng,J Kwon,....
The City had an average of 613 street trees per square kilometre, and 9% of young children had asthma. Asthma rates in this age group fell by almost a quarter for every standard deviation increase in tree density, equivalent to 343 trees per square kilometre. ...
The team compared data on whether the children had developed asthma by age 7 with data on whether the fathers grew up with parents who smoked when they were younger than 15. Researchers also included data on whether the fathers became smokers. “We can’t be ...
reported that women experienced significantly lower rates of spirometry than men31. The reasons for this are unclear, but the authors suggest it could be related to either provider and/or patient behaviors. Nevertheless, the study highlights the importance of basing asthma diagnoses on objective measu...