Home visits uncover fuller picture of challenges among low-income adults with asthma

(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) Nationally, the highest rates of asthma-related deaths and hospitalizations are among low-income minority adults, but most existing research doesn't focus on these patients. Studies may not investigate patients where they live, in complicated circumstances. Many adult asthma patients have multiple diseases and exposure to tobacco smoke, but much research reflects the convenience of recruiting patients in clinics and the relative simplicity of studying patients without accompanying diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and obesity.

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