منابع مشابه
Asthma-related deaths
Despite major advances in the treatment of asthma and the development of several asthma guidelines, people still die of asthma currently. According to WHO estimates, approximately 250,000 people die prematurely each year from asthma. Trends of asthma mortality rates vary very widely across countries, age and ethnic groups. Several risk factors have been associated with asthma mortality, includi...
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There is now clear evidence that asthma prevalence increased significantly, especially in developed countries, during the second part of the 20th century. What caused this increase is currently unknown. Recent reports from the United States and the United Kingdom suggest that asthma prevalence may have plateaued between 1995 and the first few years of the present century. This stabilization, an...
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Neste número do Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, Rodrigo et al.(1) apresentam um estudo colaborativo sobre morte por asma em pacientes na Espanha e em oito países da América Latina, sendo a Espanha responsável por metade do número total de óbitos. Em esforço colaborativo patrocinado pela Associação Latino-Americana de Tórax e Sociedade Espanhola de Pneumologia e Cirurgia Toráxica, os autores a...
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We report the first complete population based study of childhood deaths due to asthma. All deaths ascribed to asthma in New Zealand children aged 0-14 were investigated as part of a two year national study of mortality from asthma. The 16 children who died from asthma all developed asthma by the age of 4; 15 had a family history of asthma, and 12 had associated atopic disorders. Disturbed pysch...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1972
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.4.5843.795-a