Record #:

4119

Author(s):

Buescher, Paul A.

Abstract:

Asthma is a common illness among children, through the age of fourteen, and it is one of the most important reasons children are hospitalized in the state. From 1995 to 1997, asthma hospitalizations averaged 6,500 per year. The illness rate is higher in rural areas than in urban ones.

Source:

SCHS Studies (NoCar RA 407.4 N8 P48), Vol. Issue 113, Mar 1999, p1-10, il, bibl

Subject(s):

Asthma in children