FACT SHEET: EFFECTIVELY MANAGE CHRONIC DISEASE

(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Forecasted State-Specific Estimates of Self-Reported Asthma Prevalence,” 1998.) Asthma is responsible for approximately 500,000 hospitalizations annually. (National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, “Data Fact Sheet on Asthma Statistics,” 1997.) ................
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