This review surveys the data on the increase in the prevalence of asthma in recent decades
and finds evidence of a plateau in many Western countries. The authors examine the …

Several recent reports have provided evidence that the burden of asthma may have levelled
off, after increasing for decades. Implementation of the national and global asthma …

Background: Phase I of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood
(ISAAC) was designed to allow worldwide comparisons of the prevalence of asthma …

Background: Most studies show a steep increase in asthma prevalence in the last decades,
although few studies had applied the same methodology. Recent reports point out the …

Background The increase in asthma prevalence until 1990 has been well described.
Thereafter, time trends are poorly known, due to the low number of high quality studies. The …

People in modern societies spend the vast majority of their time in indoor environments,
including homes, workplaces, schools, and public spaces. Hence, indoor environmental …

Nearly 45% of children with asthma used inhalers on a regular basis in 2000/2001, a figure
similar to that reported in 1994/1995 (Table 1). However, the use of inhalers (as asked in the …

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have documented similar levels of end-of-life symptom
burden for lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, yet …

Respiratory illness is a leading cause of death worldwide, with rates that will continue to
escalate into the foreseeable future. Rural residents have an increased risk of dying from …

Background Asthma prevalence is generally lower in rural locations with some indication of
an urban-rural gradient. However, among children with asthma, certain rural exposures …