There are significant differences among nations. In a major study of 22 nations published in 2001, the countries with the highest asthma rates were Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and the U.S. (According to another study, asthma rates are also significantly higher in Canadian adults than they are in comparable European groups.) Low rates were reported in Iceland, Norway, Spain, Germany, Italy, Algeria, India, and Eastern European nations. The reasons for these variations are still unknown.
Adult Asthma Risk Factors
Table of Contents
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Adult Asthma Symptoms
- Causes of Adult Asthma
- Adult Asthma Prognosis
- Adult Asthma Risk Factors
- Adult Asthma Diagnosis
- Overview of Asthma Treatment
- Quick-Relief Medications for Adult Asthma sufferers
- Long-Term Relief Medications for Adult Asthma Sufferers
- Other Asthma Treatments
- Managing Asthma
- Resources
- References
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Adult Asthma Diagnosis
Review Date: 03/18/2006
Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical
School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital.
