Table 2

Differences in the Ecology of Medical care Associated with Self-Reported Asthma.

Children and teens (6–17)

Young adults (18 – 45)


Service site

Self-reported Asthma %

No priority conditions %

Ratio

Self-reported Asthma %

No priority conditions %

Ratio


Office

80.8

61.0

1.3

84.4

54.4

1.6

Out Pt

7.8

4.6

1.7

16.1

6.9

2.3

ED

18.5

8.2

2.2

27.2

9.4

2.9

Hospital

4.7

1.3

3.6

13.5

4.7

2.9

Hospital <24 hrs

0.6

0.2

3.2

0.6

0.2

2.5

Any prescription filled

87.3

41.2

2.1

90.5

46.9

1.9


Yawn et al. BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2005 5:7   doi:10.1186/1471-2466-5-7

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