Regional variation in the diagnosis of asthma among preschool-age children.
To study potential regional variation in asthma diagnostics, we retrospectively analyzed the management of 800 acutely wheezing preschool-age children in two university clinics in Finland. Multivariate modelling indicated that the place of treatment was a strong independent predictor of asthma diagnosis during acute symptoms. Similar regional preferences in diagnostic activity may exist in other countries.
Csonka
P
P
University of Tampere, Medical School, Finland. peter.csonka@uta.fi
Mertsola
J
J
Kaila
M
M
Ashorn
P
P
D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003710:Demography; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012135:Respiratory Sounds; D012189:Retrospective Studies