Patterns, factors associated and morbidity burden of asthma in India

Asthma is a non-curable but preventable disease, responsible for higher morbidity worldwide. According to recent WHO report, nearly 235 million people are suffering from asthma leading to 383000 deaths in 2015. The burden of asthma morbidity is higher in developed countries and is increasing in deve...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 12; no. 10; p. e0185938
Main Authors:	Kumar, Prakash, Ram, Usha
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 26.10.2017 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Adults Age Aged Asthma Asthma - epidemiology Biology and Life Sciences Bronchitis Child Child, Preschool Chronic illnesses Cough Demographic aspects Developed countries Developing countries Earth Sciences Engineering and Technology Families & family life Fatalities Female Fuels Gender relations Households Humans India - epidemiology Kerosene LDCs Liquefied petroleum gas Logistic Models Male Medicine and Health Sciences Middle Aged Morbidity Mortality Obesity People and Places Physical Sciences Population Prevalence Prognosis Public health Reporting Research and Analysis Methods Risk analysis Risk factors Smoking Socioeconomic factors Solid fuels Studies Surveys Underweight Young Adult India Mumbai India
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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