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Mike Mitka

JAMA. 2008;299(10):1122-1123.

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While asthma is the most common chronic childhood disease in industrialized countries, evidence-based guidelines generated through consensus of experts and specifically focused on treating children with the condition have been lacking—until now.

The first international guidelines specifically targeting pediatric asthma, published in January, were developed by about 40 international experts in pediatric allergy and asthma and have been endorsed by the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology and the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (Bacharier LB et al. Allergy. 2008;63[1]:5-34).

The guidelines come at an opportune time. In the United States, where more than 5 million children and adolescents younger than 18 years have asthma, prevalence of the disorder has increased from 3.6% of all children in 1980 to 8.9% in 2005. Low-income populations, minorities, and children living in inner cities experience disproportionately higher morbidity and mortality due to asthma.

GUIDELINES GAP

Leonard B. Bacharier, MD, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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