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Are We Underestimating Asthma Rates?

June 10, 2013 | Story

New study by RWJF Health & Society Scholars examines how pediatricians assess asthma symptoms.

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.

Brief Interventions by Primary Care Physicians Trained in Asthma Management Improve Pediatric Asthma Care

October 6, 2009 | Program Results Report

A research team from the University of Michigan School of Public Health expanded the Physician Asthma Care Education (PACE) project, which it had developed in the 1990s.

Impact of Health Literacy on Longitudinal Asthma Outcomes

April 1, 2006 | Journal Article

Current research shows that patients with less health literacy have worse health outcomes, but understanding the true impact of health literacy may require a detailed analysis of its effects on other known determinants of outcome. This study of 175 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Influenza Burden for Children with Asthma

January 1, 2008 | Journal Article

This study examines the effects of asthma on influenza incidence in children.

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