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National Trends in Ambulatory Asthma Treatment, 1997¿2009

December 1, 2011 | Journal Article

Changes in office-based treatment of asthma coincide with reduced asthma morbidity and mortality over the same period.

The Association Between Community Crime and Childhood Asthma Prevalence in Chicago

April 1, 2010 | Journal Article

This study investigated the effect of neighborhood crime on asthma rates among children in Chicago. The authors found significant associations between the number of crimes in a neighborhood and child asthma rates.

Asthma Mitigation Strategies

December 1, 2009 | Journal Article

This article compares asthma management approaches by physicians, community organizations and charitable organizations. Community organizations are more likely to focus on environmental and community-based factors that contribute to asthma, while clinical groups are more likely to focus on individual disease management factors.

Improving Asthma Outcomes in Minority Children

December 1, 2009 | Journal Article

A parent mentoring program which matches parents of minority, asthmatic children with trained parent mentors similar to themselves seems to be an inexpensive and effective way to help families manage their kids' asthma. There can actually be a net savings associated with families that extensively participate in such a program.

Keeping Children With Asthma Out of Hospitals: Parents' and Physicians' Perspectives on How Pediatric Asthma Hospitalizations Can Be Prevented

October 1, 2005 | Journal Article

Parents' and Physicians' Perspectives on How Pediatric Asthma Hospitalizations Can Be Prevented

Pediatrician Attitudes and Practices Regarding Collaborative Asthma Education

April 1, 2004 | Journal Article

Parents of children with asthma need to learn a great deal about the disorder in order to manage it successfully. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has recommended that all members of a pediatric health care team become involved in the e ...

Maternal Intimate Partner Violence and Increased Asthma Incidence in Children

March 1, 2009 | Journal Article

This article examines the relationship between asthma onset in children and maternal intimate partner violence. Stress and early life adversity are thought to influence children's susceptibility to asthma and other immune diseases.

Kickin' Asthma

December 1, 2008 | Journal Article

This article evaluates a school-based intervention for urban children with asthma. Since asthma disproportionately affects urban children, interventions through urban schools hold potential to improve children's asthma management.

Asthma as a Risk Factor for Invasive Pneumococcal Disease

May 19, 2005 | Journal Article

The risk of invasive pneumococcal disease among persons with asthma is unknown. An estimated 7 percent of Americans suffer from asthma and as the prevalence of this disease increases, its association with pneumococcal disease becomes more important. ...

Prospective Study of Postmenopausal Hormone Use and Newly Diagnosed Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

February 23, 2004 | Journal Article

Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are increasingly prominent causes of hospitalization and death, not only in America, but across the world. Differences in the incidence of these diseases across genders and the life cycle sugge ...

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