Asthma Hospitalization Trends in Charleston, South Carolina, 1956 to 1997: Twenty-fold Increase Among Black Children During a 30-Year Period
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Asthma hospitalization trends in Charleston, South Carolina, 1956 to 1997: twenty-fold increase among black children during a 30-year period.
OBJECTIVE The increase in asthma prevalence has been documented worldwide, affecting many races living in many different climates. Multiple studies have demonstrated that the most striking prevalence and morbidity of asthma in the United States has been in black children, but little research has determined the scale of the increase, or specifically when the disease became severe in this group. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: PEDIATRICS
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0031-4005,1098-4275
DOI: 10.1542/peds.108.6.e97