Jarvis, Blair; Adkins, Julie C. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 4 (1998) 6, pp. 337-353
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways. The worldwide prevalence of asthma has increased in recent decades. There is an approximately 20-fold variation (range 1.6% to 36.8%) in the prevalence of childhood asthma throughout the world. The highest prevalence rates are in the UK,...