Fatal asthma; is it still an epidemic?

Background Asthma mortality has declined since the 1980s. Nevertheless the World Health Organization (WHO) identified asthma as responsible for 225.000 deaths worldwide in 2005, and 430.000 fatal cases are expected by 2030. Some unexpected and concentrated fatal asthma events all occurred between 20...

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Main Authors: Andrea Vianello, Marco Caminati, Mariangiola Crivellaro, Rafi El Mazloum, Rossella Snenghi, Michele Schiappoli, Annarita Dama, Andrea Rossi, Giuliana Festi, Maria Rita Marchi, Chiara Bovo, Giorgio Walter Canonica, Gianenrico Senna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:World Allergy Organization Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1939455119301942