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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Matthew Davis

Fury as children's asthma study shows stark North-South divide in cases

Campaigners are demanding action over children’s asthma after a study showed a stark North-South divide in cases.

Experts believe air pollution and poor housing in the North West are behind children there being almost twice as likely to need an inhaler.

NHS prescription figures show nearly a million youngsters aged 16 and under had asthma treatment last year.

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