All-Cause and Cause-Specific Burden of Asthma in a Transitioning City in China: Population Study

Xuelin Cheng   ^{1 *} , MM ;   Xiaoling Wu   ^{1 *} , MD ;   Wenjing Ye   ^{2 *} , MD ;   Yichen Chen   ^{3 *} , PhD ;   Peihua Fu   ^{4 *} , MA ;   Wenchang Jia   ¹ , BA ;   Wei Zhang   ⁴ , MA ;   Xiaoyun Xu   ⁴ , MD ;   Di Gong   ¹ , MA ;   Changhua Mou   ⁵ , MA ;   Wen Gu   ² , PhD ;   Zheng Luo   ^{4 *} , MD ;   Sunfang Jiang   ¹ , MD ;   Xiaopan Li   ^{1, 6} , PhD

¹ Department of Health Management Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai, China

² Department of Respiratory Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

³ Office of Scientific Research and Information Management, Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China

⁴ Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences Affiliated Zhoupu Hospital, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China

⁵ Shanghai Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

⁶ Shanghai Engineering Research Center of AI Technology for Cardiopulmonary Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

*these authors contributed equally