Trends in adolescent asthma in Israel

Mohammed Morad, Isack Kandel, Liora Birnbaum, Joav Merrick

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Abstract

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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)187-189
Number of pages3
JournalInternational Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health
Volume16
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2004

Keywords

  • Asthma
  • Asthma mortality rate
  • Israel
  • Prevalence
  • Social aspects

ASJC Scopus subject areas

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

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