Management of Asthma

Hospital admissions for asthma per 100,000 population under 18

Measure Source

Healthy People 2010, measure 24-2, 1-9a.

Tables

76 Hospitalizations for pediatric asthma per 10,000 population (persons under age 18), United States, 2001, by

Data Source

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Hospital Discharge Survey.

Denominator

U.S. civilian population: children under age 18.

Numerator

Number of discharges with principal diagnosis of asthma (ICD-9-CM code 493) among children under age 18.

Hospital admissions for asthma per 100,000 population 18 and over. Antibiotics prescribed at visits with a diagnosis of common cold per 10,000 population.

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