Pierre Elias, Nithin O Rajan, Kara McArthur, Clifford C Dacso
Med 2.0 2013 (May 21); 2(1):e1
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Abstract
Background: Asthma is the most common chronic disease in childhood, disproportionately affecting urban, minority, and disadvantaged children. Individualized care plans supported by daily lung-function monitoring can reduce morbidity and mortality. However, despite 20 years of interventions to increase adherence, only 50% of US youth accurately follow their care plans, which leads to millions of preventable hospitalizations, emergency room visits, and sick days every year. We present a...
