Variability in Diagnosed Asthma in Young Children in a Large Pediatric Primary Care Network

ConclusionsAcross pediatric primary care practices, adjusted incidence of asthma diagnosis by age 6 years ranged widely, though variation gauged by the IQR was more modest. Potential sources of practice-level variation, such as differing diagnosis thresholds and labeling of different wheezing phenotypes as “asthma”, should be further investigated.

Source: Academic Pediatrics - February 9, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research