title: Mortality from asthma.
abstract: Since 1979 there has been a progressive increase in rates of death from asthma in the United States. This increase in mortality has been most extreme among blacks. It has occurred in all regions of the U.S. as well as some other countries. The problem requires further study to identify the cause.
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D000367:Age Factors; D001249:Asthma / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D012737:Sex Factors; D014481:United States; D044465:White People