Nebraska Center for Rural Health Research

Vol. 3, No. 2. (May 2000) Asthma Hospitalizations Among Nebraska Children: 1995-1997

Authors: Wanqing Zhang, Melanie Smith, and Angella Bowman

Nebraska data show that children are hospitalized for asthma more often than adults. This is consistent with trends observed in U.S. data. Most importantly, the descriptive data presented here show that publicly insured children with asthma in Western Nebraska may be at higher risk of hospitalization than children who are commercially insured or children who live in other areas of the state. Further research is needed to determine the causes of these differences.

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