Number of asthma admissions to hospital falls

THE number of children admitted to hospital because of asthma has fallen.

Sat, 01 Jan, 2011 - 00:00
Noel Baker

A study carried out by the Health Intelligence Unit of the Health Research Board shows the last four years in particular witnessed a significant fall in children admitted to hospital affected by asthma.

According to the study by Dr Anne O’Farrell and Dr Davida De La Harpe, the provision of medication may have had a positive impact on numbers.

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