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Acute asthma treatment guidelines: Reducing morbidity and mortality in South Africa

Year: 2013

Type: editorial

Abstract: Asthma is the commonest chronic disease in children and also affects millions of adults throughout the world, with approximately 1 in 7 of the world's population affected. Data from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) have provided a reliable method for assessing time trends in the global prevalence of asthma in children, using standard written and video-presented questionnaires. ISAAC has shown that approximately 13% of 13 - 14-year-old adolescents worldwide have symptoms of asthma, and that the global prevalence is increasing.

Source: South African Medical Journal

DOI: 10.7196/samj.6791

Authors: H J Zar, U G Lalloo

Institutions: University of Cape Town, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, University of KwaZulu-Natal

Language: English

Topic: Asthma and respiratory diseases

Subfield: Physiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $311

OpenAlex ID: W2110295583

Cites: 13

Cited by: 10

Related to: 10