Asthma is a chronic disease that has a significant impact on quality of life and is particularly important in children and adolescents, in part due to the
This stabilization, and even some decrease in asthma prevalence, especially in countries with high baseline rates, was confirmed by the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Children. The hospitalization rate for asthma (as a proportion of asthma patients) decreased significantly in the ...
Asthma incidence rates increased in children by 30.0% and were relatively stable in adults. Overall all-cause mortality decreased. Asthma prevalence in Ontario, Canada, has increased significantly. This is attributable, in part, to an increase in the incidence of asthma in children....
Trends in mortality attributed to asthma in children (0-14 years) and young adults (15-44 years) and the age group 5-34 years were examined for the Republic of Ireland over the period 1970-91. Childhood mortality rates were low with no clear trend. A recent rise in asthma mortality was...
of child health conditions were used to assign school-age children (5 to 17 years old) into one of four groups: children without reported chronic conditions; children with asthma alone; children with asthma and additional reported chronic conditions; and children with the same chronic conditions, ...
Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood, affecting approximately1.5 million children aged 2 - 15 years in the UK. This means that there are likely to be 4 -5 asthmatic children in most school classes. Children spend a large part of each day in school and increasingl...
However, persons of any age can have asthma triggered by colds and other respiratory infections even though their normal stimuli might be from another category (e.g. pollen) and absent at the time of infection. 80% of asthma attacks in adults and 60% in children are caused by respiratory ...
Environmental exposure to phthalates may contribute to an increased risk of asthma in children and adults. We aimed to assess the direction and strength of
Year 0 is the first year of entry. The error bars indicate 95% CIs. Table 1. Characteristics of Respondents by HUD Statusa View LargeDownload Table 2. Percentage Point Differences in Asthma Outcomes for Children Currently Participating in a HUD Rental Assistance Program vs Those Waiting to ...
Reports of pests were increased for black children compared with white children. Black race was associated with lower rates of other exposures, including bedroom carpeting. After controlling for potential confounders, there was no association of reduced exposures with prior receipt of environmental ...