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IJE Advance Access originally published online on May 6, 2004
International Journal of Epidemiology 2004 33(4):749-750; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh166
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IJE vol.33 no.4 © International Epidemiological Association 2004; all rights reserved.

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Commentary: Does the presence of asthma increase the incidence of coronary heart disease?

Richard Hubbard and Joe West

Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham

Correspondence: Richard Hubbard, Respiratory Medicine, Clinical Sciences Building, Nottingham City Hospital NG5 1PB, UK. E-mail: Richard.hubbard@nottingham.ac.uk

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The prevalence of asthma has increased markedly over the last 50 years in many countries, and asthma is now a major cause of morbidity in all age groups.1 In the UK approximately one-third of children aged 12–14 years have symptoms suggestive of current asthma and 4% of these children have frequent night time wakening because of wheeze.2 The widespread introduction of inhaled corticosteroids and long acting beta-agonists has led to marked improvements in the morbidity attributable to asthma, and possibly also a decrease in mortality.3,4 As the asthma epidemic matures, however, there is a need to consider other features of the condition, and one . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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