A NEW chart to help doctors decide if a child is at risk of asthma has been developed by British experts, it was announced yesterday.
The tool, which draws on data from more than 10,000 children across 11 countries, will help doctors assess whether a child has normal lung function or falls below the average for their age.
It will primarily be used in hospitals on youngsters, aged three to seven, who have a family history of asthma or allergies that put them at risk from the condition.
More than 5m people in the UK have asthma, including more than a million children.
The plan is to use the chart, developed by University College, London, in a similar way to those which currently measure body mass index (BMI).
