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PEDIATRICS Vol. 101 No. 5 May 1998, pp. 951-952

Preventing Hospital Admissions for Asthma

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To the Editor.

The article by Lieu et al1 describes early intervention by parents at home and written management plans provided to the family being strongly associated with reduced risk of adverse outcomes among children with asthma. However, examination of their data suggests that neither was highly predictive for preventing hospitalization. The magnitude of the difference between cases and controls receiving a written asthma plan was quantitatively small, 43.5 versus 49.3%, respectively, and that difference was similar for asthma severity identified as moderate, moderately severe, and severe. The magnitude of differences in early intervention was even . . . [Full Text of this Article]