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Study Design The present study was a convience sample survey carried out in community-based classes for children’s asthma. Parents of children with asthma were surveyed at baseline and immediately after the classes. Follow-up assessments were made at three-, six-, and 12 months post instruction. There was no control group, because the primary goal of this [...]

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the lungs that affects approximately 17 million Americans, five million of whom are children under the age of 14 years old. Minorities, particularly urban African Americans living in poverty, are disproportionately affected. The severity of disease is increasing, despite the improved knowledge in asthma cause and treatment. A [...]