title: Asthma in urban setting: a southern American perspective.
abstract: To manage asthma in urban setting of developing countries is a challenge to the health system of developing countries. To reduce asthma morbidity (hospital admissions and emergency visits) is the main goal to be reached. It is necessary to adapt international guidelines considering the local constraints. The provision of free medication is mandatory. Education of parents and patients must be a priority of asthma programs.
authors.affiliation: Fundação Faculdade Federal de Ciências Médicas, Porto Alegre, Brazil. gbuenof@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Gilberto B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Fischer
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013020:South America / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population