Advances in adult asthma diagnosis and treatment and health outcomes, education, delivery, and quality in 2008.
In 2008 the Journal reported new findings in management of asthma. Dosing schedules of inhaled steroids have been modified and individualized. New, more costly propellants are replacing ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons. An association of asthma with pneumococcal disease has been observed. Smoking bans in public places are eliminating second-hand smoke and reducing asthma-related emergency department visits among adults. In contrast with these advances, however, disparity in asthma morbidity persists: black persons compared with white persons have a 4-fold greater risk of an asthma-related emergency department visit.
Apter
Andrea J
AJ
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. apter@mail.med.upenn.edu
D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D012307:Risk Factors; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000517:prevention & control
D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution