- As stated in the Expert Panel Report 3 (EPR3): Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma:
"The influence of race versus socioeconomic status on asthma morbidity and mortality remains controversial. Some studies suggest that differences in patterns of asthma-related health care are driven largely by ethnicity and only partially by financial barriers (Boudreaux et al. 2003; Grant et al. 2000; Higgins et al. 2005; Miller 2000; Zoratti et al. 1998). On the other hand, some studies suggest that low socioeconomic status, not race, is largely responsible for poor asthma health outcomes and health care-seeking behavior (Apter et al. 1997; Haas et al. 1994)."[4]
- In retrospective surveys of asthma patients, 15% to 30% of deaths occur in patients with only mild asthma
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