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Comparative Study
. 1985 Apr;60(4):376-8.
doi: 10.1136/adc.60.4.376.

International trends in hospital admission rates for asthma

E A Mitchell
Comparative Study

International trends in hospital admission rates for asthma

E A Mitchell. Arch Dis Child. 1985 Apr.

Abstract

Trends in annual hospital admission rates for asthma in the 0 to 14 year age group were examined in New Zealand, England and Wales, the United States, Canada, and Australia. There has been a striking increase in hospital admissions for asthma in children in all these countries since the mid 1960s.

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