Public Health Flashcards
1
Q
what Is epidemiology
A
branch of medicine which deals with incidence, distribution and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health
2
Q
what type of people is asthma most common in
A
young people
3
Q
risk factors for ashtma
A
family history of atopic disease co-existance of atopic disease male sex - pre-pubertal asthma female sex - asthma childhood to adulthood bronchiolitis in infants parental smoking premature
