Asthma in Kentucky

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Environmental Health (U.S.). Division of Environmental and Hazards and Health Effects.
• Description:
  Asthma is a chronic lung disease that affects an estimated 16.4 million adults (aged ≥ 18 years)1 and 7.0 million children (aged< 18 years)1 in the United States (U.S.), regardless of age, sex, race, or ethnicity. Although the exact cause of asthma is unknown and it cannot be cured, it can be controlled with self-management education, appropriate medical care, and avoiding exposure to environmental triggers. The following data provide an overview of the burden of asthma in Kentucky (KY) compared with the U.S. ; All stated comparisons (e.g., higher, lower, similar) indicate that the group is statistically significantly different than the reference group (e.g., adults aged 18-24 years, men, non-Hispanic whites, children aged 15-17 years, and boys). ; CS223980_F ; Publication date from document properties. ; Asthma_in_KY.pdf
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky
• Pages in Document:
  2 unnumbered pages
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/50316/cdc_50316_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 569.48 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:96758119ed7a1fe2b42fcaed9105774f8ee5c35140d5ef0f79591f0f5c5ee5e1