Breathless

Episode of Series “Four corners (Television program)”.
This Four Corners episode considers the disturbing increase of asthma in Australia. It is estimated that more than one million Australians suffer from the disease. “Breathless” contains interviews with doctors and specialists working on the frontline offering a timely reminder that we are no closer to solving the mystery of this illness, or preventing the many deaths that are caused by it.

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Credits

producer

Mick O'Donnell

production company

ABC-TV (Australia)

Duration

00:40:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1990

Appears in

Group of items

Four corners (Television program)

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303809

Language

English

Subject categories

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Asthma

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Diseases

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1990

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