Background: The continuing rise in asthma prevalence has been questioned, with recent
reports suggesting a plateau. Aims: To assess a 10-year trend in the age-adjusted …

Background Mortality and hospitalization due to asthma have decreased in many European
countries, but asthma symptoms still cause a lot of morbidity and costs. Objectives We …

Background Asthma and allergies are common and cause substantial burden in symptoms
and suffering, hospitalizations and medication costs. However, despite the high prevalence …

The aim of this analysis was to estimate the geographical variation in the prevalence of
physician-diagnosed asthma and treatment practice for asthma in young adults. The results …

OBJECTIVES: The aims were to evaluate the profile of newly diagnosed adult asthma cases
and the approach adopted to the secondary care management at the launch of the Finnish …

Background The prevalence of asthma has increased both among children and adults
during the latter half of the 20th century. The prevalence among adults is affected by the …

Age-specific incidence of asthma across all age groups remains poorly known. 1, 2
Recently, in the United States it was reported that adult-onset asthma becomes the dominant …

Background There is widespread debate about trends in the occurrence of asthma in
industrialized countries. This study was conducted to investigate time trends in consultations …

Background: Information on the epidemiology of asthma in relation to age is limited and
hampered by reporting error. To determine the change in the prevalence of asthma with age …

SETTING: An increase in the prevalence of asthma has previously been reported worldwide.
However, the current trend is debatable. OBJECTIVE: To assess changes in the prevalence …