Jump to full article: The Scotsman (uk), 2009-05-12
Author: FRANK URQUHART
Intro: RESEARCHERS are hoping a study into asthma in Scotland will show the smoking ban has had an impact north of the Border.
For the past 45 years, the Aberdeen Schools Asthma Survey has provided researchers in the city with an unparalleled insight into the prevalence of asthma in Scotland.
Previous research has shown asthma levels have begun flattening out following a significant risebetween 1964 and 1999.
Dr Steve Turner, the respiratory paediatrician heading the research, said the introduction of the smoking ban in public places and the promotion of heathy lifestyle and diet choices for children could signal a fall in the asthma rate for the first time in almost 50 years.
Next month, questionnaires will be sent to schools in the city in the latest follow-up to a study which was launched in 1964.
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