RT Book, Section
A1 Lee-Sarwar, Kathleen A.
A1 Weiss, Scott T.
A1 Litonjua, Augusto A.
A2 Grippi, Michael A.
A2 Antin-Ozerkis, Danielle E.
A2 Dela Cruz, Charles S.
A2 Kotloff, Robert M.
A2 Kotton, Camille Nelson
A2 Pack, Allan I.
SR Print(0)
ID 1194950742
T1 The Epidemiology of Asthma
T2 Fishman’s Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders, 6e
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260473988
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1194950742
RD 2024/04/18
AB Asthma  is  an  extremely  common  clinical  syndrome  and  the  most  common  chronic  disease  in  children.1  Asthma  affects  approximately  235  million  people  worldwide2  and  nearly  25  million  Americans.3  In  the  United  States,  asthma  accounts  for  over  10  million  medical  visits  yearly.4  The  estimated  total  annual  cost  of  asthma  care  in  the  United  States  from  2008  to  2013  was  more  than  80  billion  dollars.5  These  costs  include  $50.3  billion  in  medical  expenses,  $29  billion  due  to  asthma-related  mortality,  and  $3  billion  due  to  missed  work  and  school  days.5