Harriet Hiscock

Mar 19, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Shivanthan Shanthikumar |Nusrat Homaira |Brett Montgomery |Harriet Hiscock

To the editor, The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) recently released a report regarding Asthma in Australia, including trends over the past 5 years, and pediatric-specific data.1 It used national data sets to assess prevalence, disease burden, and the state of asthma care against a set of predetermined “National Asthma Indicators.” Unfortunately, the report highlights several worrying results regarding pediatric asthma in Australia.