Epidemiology of asthma in the Netherlands with special reference to childhood

The aim of this thesis is to examine trends in mortality and morbidity attributed to asthma in the Netherlands in the light of the changing concepts of asthma and the improved pharmacotherapy, against the background of other airway disorders. We analysed national statistics on asthma and COPD from 1980 to 1999, which data are presented in the first part of the thesis. Chapter 2 presents the data on mortality in different age groups. Chapter 3 presents the data on hospital admissions in different age groups. Complementary, chapter 4 presents trends in consultations and prescriptions of anti-ast... Mehr ...