Observations on Recent Increase in Mortality from Asthma

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By this author: Speizer, F.E. ;&nbsp; Doll, R. ;&nbsp; Heaf, P.

Authors: Speizer, F.E.; Doll, R.; Heaf, P.

Source: The Challenge of Epidemiology: Issues and Selected Readings, The Challenge of Epidemiology: Issues and Selected Readings , pp. 406-414(9)

Publisher: Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

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Abstract:

This is a section of the book The Challenge of Epidemiology: Issues and Selected Readings. Edited by four eminent epidemiologists, this book consolidates, for the first time, a core of landmark articles on the evolution, scope and limitations, uses, and prospects of epidemiology. An outstanding feature of the book is the inclusion of the editors' assessments of the realm of epidemiology, where it is and where it should be going. It represents a useful tool for both students and practicing professionals and provides a much-needed frame of reference for reorienting the practice of epidemiology. The book is a collection of 91 articles, grouped in five parts. This article examines the trends in the increase in mortality from asthma throughout the world, specifically England and Wales. A study in the trends in mortality in all ages and in age-specific mortality of countries around the world is included. Reasons and probable causes for the increased death rates are explained. It also includes a brief discussion on environmental hazards and new methods of treatment that may have contributed to the increase of mortality.

Keywords: Epidemiology; Mortality rate; Morbidity rate; Asthma; Age; Age-specific; England; Wales; Other countries; Environmental hazards; Treatments