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Respiratory Medicine

Volume 149, March 2019, Pages 16-22
Respiratory Medicine

Review article
Epidemiology and risk factors for asthma

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Highlights

  • Both asthma incidence as well as prevalence have increased dramatically both globally and in the United States over the past 50 years.

  • Distinct populations including children and ethnic minorities show a disproportionate disease burden.

  • Multiple risk factors have been implicated in the development of the various childhood and adult phenotypes of asthma.

  • Increased knowledge of predisposing factors could facilitate public health measures as well as primary prevention strategies.

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