Nussbaum, Alex,
A Silent Epidemic Has Struck; The Mystery Is Why. Alex Nussbaum and Lindy Washburn. - The Record, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 102, Health, 1522-323X; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: A Silent Epidemic Has Struck; The Mystery Is Why, Dec. 22, 2003; pp. n.p..
"Asthma rates have climbed 75 percent in the United States since 1980 and almost doubled among children. Officially, 20 million Americans suffer from asthma--a third of them under 18--and 31.3 million have been diagnosed with the disease at some point in their lives. Overall, asthma affects 7 percent of the population." (THE RECORD) This article discusses the alarming increase in asthma in the United States and examines its causes and treatment.
1522-323X;
Air pollution
Asthma--Environmental aspects
Asthma--Treatment
Asthmatics
Diseases--Causes and theories of causation
Medicine--Research
New Jersey
AC1.S5
050
A Silent Epidemic Has Struck; The Mystery Is Why. Alex Nussbaum and Lindy Washburn. - The Record, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 102, Health, 1522-323X; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: A Silent Epidemic Has Struck; The Mystery Is Why, Dec. 22, 2003; pp. n.p..
"Asthma rates have climbed 75 percent in the United States since 1980 and almost doubled among children. Officially, 20 million Americans suffer from asthma--a third of them under 18--and 31.3 million have been diagnosed with the disease at some point in their lives. Overall, asthma affects 7 percent of the population." (THE RECORD) This article discusses the alarming increase in asthma in the United States and examines its causes and treatment.
1522-323X;
Air pollution
Asthma--Environmental aspects
Asthma--Treatment
Asthmatics
Diseases--Causes and theories of causation
Medicine--Research
New Jersey
AC1.S5
050