%0 Journal Article
%T Asthma in Children: Risk Factors, Clinical Features and Prevention
%A Birsen Mutlu
%A Serap Balci
%J TAF Preventive Medicine Bulletin
%D 2010
%I GMMA Department of Public health
%X Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood. It is known that asthma prevalence has increased significantly especially in children in last 20 years. To stop this increase in asthma, causes and prevention measures should be known better. For the management of the illness, control of environmental and trigger factors causing asthma attack are extremely important. Asthmatic children and family should be informed by health staff about changes in their life and measures to prevent the attacks. Through this information asthmatic children and their families can be supported for a better quality of life. [TAF Prev Med Bull 2010; 9(1): 79-86]
%K Asthma
%K Child
%K Risk Factors
%K Environmental &#221
%K mpact
%K Prevention
%U http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=571