The Journal of school health
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Clinical Trial
School-based management of chronic asthma among inner-city African-American schoolchildren in Dallas, Texas.
Asthma, a chronic disease of the respiratory tract, affects approximately five percent of the U. S. population, including almost five million children. Childhood asthma has been identified as the leading cause of school absences. ⋯ Data were collected for a number of variables including bronchodilator use, school absences, self-report of asthma symptoms, and number of visits to the physician. During the study, mean peak flow rates improved approximately 15%, and bronchodilator use decreased 66%. Improvement also was evident in several other areas.