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- Title
Examining causes of the urban (inner city) asthma epidemic: Implementing new management strategies.
- Authors
Szefler, Stanley J.
- Abstract
Asthma in the inner city contributes to high morbidity and mortality, and, in school children, reduced school attendance and alteration in academic performance. There is a need to improve asthma care in the inner city by reducing asthma exacerbations. Methods are currently available to predict and prevent seasonal exacerbations of asthma. In addition, new medications are being developed that will be effective in improving pulmonary function and reducing asthma exacerbations. School-centered asthma programs can also be helpful to assist children and clinicians in applying asthma treatment plans and assuring optimal adherence to these plans.
- Subjects
ASTHMA in children; ETIOLOGY of Asthma; ASTHMA; URBAN pollution; DISEASE exacerbation; ALLERGENS; MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; ASTHMA risk factors
- Publication
Allergy & Asthma Proceedings, 2016, Vol 37, Issue 1, p4
- ISSN
1088-5412
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2500/aap.2016.37.3906