An increasing number of your pediatric patients may have asthma: the demographics of asthma.
In light of the growing prevalence of children with asthma, dental practitioners should increase their awareness of the demographic characteristics of the disease and the associated use of health services. A review is provided of 1) the distribution of the disease in the pediatric and general populations, 2) the number of physician visits, 3) emergency room and hospital usage, and 4) mortality patterns.
Waldman
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Department of General Dentistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook 11794-8706, USA.
Swerdloff
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Perlman
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D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019140:Dental Care for Children; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009819:Office Visits / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology