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Chronic respiratory diseases include asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, COPD, and other chronic lower respiratory diseases (CLRD), all of which cause difficulty breathing.
How It's Tracked
Prevalence: The New Jersey Behavioral Risk Factor Survey (BRFS) tracks the prevalence of asthma and COPD annually. The survey also tracks the percentage of adults with asthma who:
miss work or limit their activities due to asthma;
have an asthma management plan from a health professional; and
have been advised by a health professional to change things in their home, school, or work to improve their asthma.
Inpatient Hospitalization and Emergency Department Visits: The NJ Hospital Discharge Data Collection System receives diagnosis information about all inpatient hospitalization and emergency department visits from NJ hospitals.
Mortality: Death certificates are a fundamental source of demographic, geographic, and cause-of-death information.
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