The social and economic consequences of childhood asthma across the lifecourse : a systematic review

Milton, B and Whitehead, M and Holland, P and Hamilton, V (2004) The social and economic consequences of childhood asthma across the lifecourse : a systematic review. Child: Care, Health and Development, 30 (6). pp. 711-728. ISSN 0305-1862

Abstract

Asthma prevalence rates are high, and may be increasing in the Western world, particularly among children. The aim of this study was to evaluate the longer-term social and economic consequences of having asthma as a child and to determine whether adverse consequences are more severe for poorer children.