May 8, 2015 | Healio
Women are approximately 60% more likely than men to be hospitalized after being seen in an ED for acute asthma, according to study results.
“It’s important to note the men and women whose charts we studied had certain things in common,” Rose M. Chasm, MD, of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, said in a press release. “Most had not been seen by an allergist, and had not used controller medications for their asthma.” [...]
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