title: Asthma.
abstract: Essential facts In the UK, 5.4 million people are estimated to have asthma--the third highest prevalence in the world--and 1.1 million of these are children. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) says that asthma is the most common long-term medical condition, and 1 in 11 children have it.
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology