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Time trend of Brazilian hospital admissions and deaths due to asthma among children and teenagers, 1998-2019.

Luiza Gabriela de Araújo FonsecaRêncio Bento FlorêncioIllia Nadinne Dantas Florentino LimaLucien Peroni Gualdi
Published in: PloS one (2021)
Hospital admissions were more prevalent in young children, male gender and in the Northeast region. A decrease of hospital admissions and lethality rate was observed in all groups over time. This profile is important for implementing government strategies to lower hospital admissions and decrease costs.
Keyphrases
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • young adults
  • lung function
  • mental health
  • allergic rhinitis