title: Nursing implications of increasing asthma prevalence.
abstract: There is evidence of a worldwide increase in the prevalence of, and mortality from, asthma. Suggested causes of these increases include environmental and medical factors. There are implications for nursing practice. The nurse has a role to play in health education and promotion for asthmatics. Research is being carried out but there is a need for further work.
authors: S G
authors: SG
authors: Hardy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000451:nursing*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D012648:Self Care