Asthma control in Latin America: The Asthma Insights and Reality in Latin America (AIRLA) survey

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 191-197

  Neffen, Hugo ^a   Fritscher, Carlos ^b   Schacht, Francisco Cuevas ^c   Levy, Gut ^d   Chiarella, Pascual ^e   Soriano, Joan B ^f,g   Mechali, Daniel ^f  

^a 'O Alassia' Children's Hospital   (Argentina)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^e HOSPITAL NACIONAL CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^f GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^g LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma prevention and control; Latin America

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ASTHMA; DISEASE CONTROL;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

LATIN AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 17244382522     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892005000300007     Document Type: Review

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