Prevalence of asthma and related symptoms in school-age children in Sao Paulo, Brazil - International study of asthma and allergies in children (ISAAC)

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 205-212

  Solé, Dirceu ^a,b   Yamada, Elza ^a   Vana, Anna T ^a   Costa Carvalho, Beatriz T ^a   Naspitz, Charles K ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asthma; ISAAC; School age children; Wheezing; Written questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRAZIL; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; WHEEZING;

EID: 0033045258     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770909909056318     Document Type: Article

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