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Title
Trends in pediatric asthma hospitalization rates: regional and socioeconomic differences.
Authors
Goodman, D C; Stukel, T A; Chang, C H
Abstract
Asthma hospitalization rates continue to increase nationally for children despite efforts by the National Institutes of Health and specialty organizations to improve outcomes through the dissemination of practice guidelines. To understand the generalizability of national trends to regional populations, we studied childhood hospitalizations over a 10-year period in four northeastern states.