The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma
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Asthma disproportionately affects minorities, but not enough is known about morbidity and specialist access in asthmatic minority children. ⋯ Urban minority children with asthma average 1 asthma symptom daily, 1 exacerbation monthly, and 7 missed school days, 6 missed parental work days, 3 ED visits, and 1 hospitalization yearly; most receive their usual asthma care in EDs and have no asthma care plan or asthma specialist. Urban minority asthmatic children need interventions to reduce morbidity and improve access to specialists and asthma care plans, especially among the poor and African-Americans.