title: Asthma emerges as significant problem for elderly..
abstract: Physicians are taught the old adage that when you hear hoof beats, "think horses, not zebras" when diagnosing common symptoms. According to two recent studies by Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions' researchers, physicians aren't thinking "allergy" enough when it comes to their asthmatic patients.
authors.lastname: Anonymous
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000485:Allergens; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens