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Risk Factors For Asthma In One Year Old
- Asthma Risk Factors in Children and Adolescents
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Asthma is the third major cause of hospitalization in children under age 15. The condition can be very serious in children, particularly those younger than age 5, because their airways are very narrow.
Risk Factors for Life-Threatening Asthma
Asthma death rates have steadily declined, and asthma is now only rarely fatal in children. Even low mortality numbers are unacceptable, however, since asthma deaths are largely preventable.
Factors associated with an increased risk of death from...
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