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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 187-189 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 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