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International trends in hospital admission rates for asthma

EA Mitchell

Trends in annual hospital admission rates for asthma in the 0 to 14 year age group were examined in New Zealand, England and Wales, the United States, Canada, and Australia. There has been a striking increase in hospital admissions for asthma in children in all these countries since the mid 1960s.

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