Age- and gender-specific incidence of new asthma diagnosis from childhood to late adulthood

Asthma is currently divided into different phenotypes, with age at onset as a relevant differentiating factor. In addition, asthma with onset in adulthood seems to have a poorer prognosis, but studies investigating age-specific incidence of asthma with a wide age span are scarce.

Source: Respiratory Medicine - June 7, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Jasmin Honkam äki, Hanna Hisinger-Mölkänen, Pinja Ilmarinen, Päivi Piirilä, Leena E. Tuomisto, Heidi Andersen, Heini Huhtala, Anssi Sovijärvi, Helena Backman, Bo Lundbäck, Eva Rönmark, Lauri Lehtimäki, Hannu Kankaanranta Source Type: research