Which children are still dying from asthma? A 13 year review of pediatric asthma deaths in British Columbia, Canada.

Pediatric PulmonologyVolume 58, Issue 7 p. 2166-2169 LETTER Which children are still dying from asthma? A 13 year review of pediatric asthma deaths in British Columbia, Canada Victoria E. Cook MSc, MD, Victoria E. Cook MSc, MD orcid.org/0000-0003-2060-3290 Department of Pediatrics, Division of Respiratory Medicine, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada Contribution: Conceptualization, ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Methodology, Validation, Writing - review & editing, Formal analysis, Project administration, SupervisionSearch for more papers by this authorMichael Seear MD, Michael Seear MD Department of Pediatrics, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada Contribution: Conceptualization, ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Methodology, Validation, Writing - review & editing, Formal analysisSearch for more papers by this authorBruce Carleton BSc, PharmD, Bruce Carleton BSc, PharmD BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada Department of Pediatrics, Division of Translational Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Contribution: Conceptualization, ​Investigation, Methodology, Writing - review & editing, ResourcesSearch for more papers by this authorConnie L. Yang MSc, MD, Corresponding Author Connie L. Yang MSc, MD [email protected] Department of Pediatrics, Division of Respiratory Medicine, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada Correspondence Connie L. Yang, MSc, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Respiratory Medicine, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada. Email: [email protected] Contribution: Conceptualization, ​Investigation, Methodology, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this author Victoria E. Cook MSc, MD, Victoria E. Cook MSc, MD orcid.org/0000-0003-2060-3290 Department of Pediatrics, Division of Respiratory Medicine, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada Contribution: Conceptualization, ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Methodology, Validation, Writing - review & editing, Formal analysis, Project administration, SupervisionSearch for more papers by this authorMichael Seear MD, Michael Seear MD Department of Pediatrics, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada Contribution: Conceptualization, ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Methodology, Validation, Writing - review & editing, Formal analysisSearch for more papers by this authorBruce Carleton BSc, PharmD, Bruce Carleton BSc, PharmD BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada Department of Pediatrics, Division of Translational Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Contribution: Conceptualization, ​Investigation, Methodology, Writing - review & editing, ResourcesSearch for more papers by this authorConnie L. Yang MSc, MD, Corresponding Author Connie L. Yang MSc, MD [email protected] Department of Pediatrics, Division of Respiratory Medicine, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada Correspondence Connie L. Yang, MSc, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Respiratory Medicine, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada. Email: [email protected] Contribution: Conceptualization, ​Investigation, Methodology, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this author First published: 03 May 2023 https://doi.org/10.1002/ppul.26441Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL REFERENCES 1 Royal College of Physicians. Why asthma still kills: the national review of asthma deaths (NRAD). Confidential Enquiry report. London: RCP, 2014. 2Yang CL, Hicks EA, Mitchell P, et al. 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