A Silent Epidemic Has Struck; The Mystery Is Why. Alex Nussbaum and Lindy Washburn.
by Nussbaum, Alex; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 102Health. Publisher: The Record, 2003ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Air pollution | Asthma -- Environmental aspects | Asthma -- Treatment | Asthmatics | Diseases -- Causes and theories of causation | Medicine -- Research | New JerseyDDC classification: 050 Summary: "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.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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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.
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