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| Lara J AkinbamiSummaryAffiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Country: USA Publications
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Availability of adolescent health services and confidentiality in primary care practicesLara J Akinbami
Infant and Child Health Studies Branch, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, USA
Pediatrics 111:394-401. 2003....- Trends in childhood asthma: prevalence, health care utilization, and mortalityLara J Akinbami
Infant and Child Health Studies Branch, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Pediatrics 110:315-22. 2002..Our objective was to use national data to produce a comprehensive description of trends in childhood asthma prevalence, health care utilization, and mortality to assess changes in the disease burden among US children... 
Childhood overweight prevalence in the United States: the impact of parent-reported height and weightLara J Akinbami
Infant, Child and Women s Health Statistics Branch, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 17:1574-80. 2009....- Status of childhood asthma in the United States, 1980-2007Lara J Akinbami
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3311 Toledo Rd, Hyattsville, MD 20895, USA
Pediatrics 123:S131-45. 2009..Potentially avoidable adverse outcomes and racial disparities continue to present challenges. These findings suggest the need for sustained asthma prevention and control efforts for children... - US childhood asthma prevalence estimates: the Impact of the 1997 National Health Interview Survey redesignLara J Akinbami
Infant and Child Health Studies Branch, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
Am J Epidemiol 158:99-104. 2003..5% (95% confidence interval: 5.6%, 7.5%) to 7.3% (95% confidence interval: 6.4%, 8.2%). The change in the 1997 NHIS asthma questions likely explains much of the difference in asthma prevalence estimates between 1995 and 1997... 
Air pollution and childhood respiratory allergies in the United StatesJennifer D Parker
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, USA
Environ Health Perspect 117:140-7. 2009..Childhood respiratory allergies, which contribute to missed school days and other activity limitations, have increased in recent years, possibly due to environmental factors...- Linkage of the US National Health Interview Survey to air monitoring data: an evaluation of different strategiesJennifer D Parker
National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, 3311 Toledo Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
Environ Res 106:384-92. 2008..With the current monitoring data system, the study sample is substantially reduced when linkage to multiple pollutants is performed... - National surveillance for asthma--United States, 1980-2004Jeanne E Moorman
Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
MMWR Surveill Summ 56:1-54. 2007.... - Trends in preventive asthma medication use among children and adolescents, 1988-2008Brian K Kit
Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
Pediatrics 129:62-9. 2012..To examine trends in preventive asthma medication (PAM) use among children with current asthma in the United States from 1988 to 2008... - US prevalence and trends in tobacco smoke exposure among children and adolescents with asthmaBrian K Kit
Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD, USA
Pediatrics 131:407-14. 2013..To examine exposure to tobacco smoke products (TSPs), environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), and in-home smoke among youth with asthma in the United States... - Asthma outcomes: healthcare utilization and costsLara J Akinbami
National Center for Health Statistics, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 129:S49-64. 2012..Measures of healthcare utilization and indirect impact of asthma morbidity are used to assess clinical interventions and estimate cost... - Racial and ethnic differences in asthma diagnosis among children who wheezeLara J Akinbami
Infant, Child, and Women s Health Studies Branch, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, USA
Pediatrics 115:1254-60. 2005..Concern has been raised that asthma may be underdiagnosed, particularly among minority children who have more restricted access to high-quality health care... - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease surveillance--United States, 1971-2000David M Mannino
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop E 17, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Respir Care 47:1184-99. 2002..This surveillance summary reports trends in different measures of COPD during 1971-2000... - Racial and income disparities in childhood asthma in the United StatesLara J Akinbami
Infant and Child Health Studies Branch, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 6525 Belcrest Road, Room 790, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
Ambul Pediatr 2:382-7. 2002..To examine racial and income disparities in asthma prevalence in US children, and disparities in morbidity and ambulatory health care use among children with asthma... - Receipt of Systemic Corticosteroids during Asthma Visits to US Emergency Departments, 2007-2009Alan E Simon
Infant, Child, and Women s Health Statistics Branch, Office of Analysis and Epidemiology, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD, USA
J Asthma 50:419-26. 2013..Adjusted and unadjusted results were similar. Conclusions. Substandard ED asthma care is common, even among visits by patients with more severe asthma exacerbations... - The association between childhood asthma prevalence and monitored air pollutants in metropolitan areas, United States, 2001-2004Lara J Akinbami
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
Environ Res 110:294-301. 2010..We sought to assess the association between chronic outdoor air pollution exposure, as measured by 12-month averages by county, and asthma among children in metropolitan areas across the nation... - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease surveillance--United States, 1971-2000David M Mannino
Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health
MMWR Surveill Summ 51:1-16. 2002..INTERPRETATION: COPD is a major cause of morbidity, mortality, and disability in the United States. Despite its ease of diagnosis, COPD remains an underdiagnosed disease, chiefly in its milder and more treatable form... - Surveillance for asthma--United States, 1980-1999David M Mannino
Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health, USA
MMWR Surveill Summ 51:1-13. 2002..g., limited decreases in asthma hospitalization and death rates), the continued presence of substantial racial disparities in these asthma endpoints highlights the need for continued surveillance and targeted interventions...