Trends in adolescent asthma in Israel

Mohammed Morad; Isack Kandel; Liora Birnbaum; Joav Merrick

doi:10.1515/IJAMH.2004.16.2.187

Trends in adolescent asthma in Israel

Mohammed Morad, Isack Kandel, Liora Birnbaum, Joav Merrick

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There has been observed a worldwide increase in childhood asthma and this short communication reviews current research on adolescent asthma in Israel. Several studies have found an overall asthma prevalence of 7.8% for Jewish children, 4.9% for Arab children and 3.7% for the total population, while 7.8% was found in Bedouin children in the south of Israel. For the 1980-1997 period for the 5-34 year age group the AMR (asthma mortality rate) per 100,000 was found to be 0.226 with no significant difference between Jews and Arabs. This is a decrease as a result of increase in the use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and a better anti-inflamatory treatment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	187-189
Number of pages	3
Journal	International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health
Volume	16
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/IJAMH.2004.16.2.187
State	Published - 1 Jan 2004

Keywords

Asthma
Asthma mortality rate
Israel
Prevalence
Social aspects

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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