Visits to asthma specialists delayed for African-American children, study finds
Monday, May 16, 2011 - 16:30
in Health & Medicine
African-American children are more likely to report previous emergency room visits, hospitalizations and need for intensive care unit (ICU) management for asthma than Caucasian children on their first visit to an asthma specialist, according to a new study. The study also indicated that African-American children have poorer lung function at their initial visit to an asthma specialist than their Caucasian counterparts.
