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People with asthma are exposed to a variety of asthma triggers at home. Find out what may be causing symptoms in your your home.
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Age-Adjusted Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000 Residents, Merced County and California, 1998-2008 Year Merced County California 1998 8.8 11.7 1999 9.3 12.1 2000 9.4 11.0 2001 11.4 10.5 2002 12.9 10.5 2003 16.7 11.1 2004 13.1 9.8 2005 13.4 9.9 2006 13.3 9.1 2007 10.0 8.6 2008 14.9 9.1 Data Source: Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), 1998-2008.
