December 12th, 2017
Following the observation that asthma was commonly seen in children who had previously moved house we undertook a case control study to investigate the timing of house moves, taking account of other factors known to be associated with childhood asthma.A Medline search failed to identify any studies reporting house moves as a risk factor for childhood asthma. Subjects, methods, and results We carried out the study in a single, computerised practice serving a suburban population with modern housing.All children between their 4th and 16th birthdays receiving treatment for asthma in the year to February 1994 were identified from computerised prescription records.