Title: |
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Asthma Preventive Medicine in 2006 - Who Takes Them? |
Description: |
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Data from the 2006 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey show that 7.1 percent of the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population (21.3 million people) have current asthma. This means they have been told by a doctor or other health professional at some point in their lives that they have asthma and they reported they had an attack in the past 12 months or reported still having asthma. An estimated 31.6 percent of those with current asthma were taking asthma daily preventive medicines daily or almost every day. |
Author(s): |
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Frances M. Chevarley, PhD |
Agency: |
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Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850