Asthma mortality and hospitalization among young children and young adults - United States, 1980-1993.

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report | May 3, 1996 | Copyright

Asthma is the most common chronic illness in childhood and is characterized by variable airflow obstruction with airway hyperresponsiveness. In the United States, asthma affects an estimated 14-15 million persons, including 4.8 million (6.9%) aged

Deaths attributed to asthma were based on the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9), codes 493.0-493.9. Asthma-related hospitalizations were classified as those in which asthma was the first-listed discharge diagnosis. Data were analyzed by race because of previously reported differences in race-specific ...

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