title: Epidemiology of asthma.
abstract: Asthma remains an important cause of distress and disability for patients of all ages and may be increasing in severity. Mortality is low in children but increases steeply with age where it is associated with chronic obstructive lung disease. The causes of asthma are poorly understood.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Sciences, St George's Hospital Medical School, London.
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors