Epidemiological studies of the very high prevalence of asthma and related symptoms among school children in Costa Rica from 1989 to 1998

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 342-349

  Soto Quiros, Manuel E ^a,c   Soto Martinez, Manuel ^a   Hanson, Lars Å ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c National Children's Hospital   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Costa Rica; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALTITUDE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLIMATE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSTA RICA; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE; WHEEZING; ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; AGE; CHILD WELFARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH; HOSPITALIZATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSTA RICA; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0036813969     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3038.2002.02035.x     Document Type: Article

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