Prevalence of rhinitis among Brazilian schoolchildren: ISAAC phase 3 results

Rhinology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 122-128

  Solé, Dirceu ^a,c   Camelo Nunes, Inês Cristina ^a   Wandalsen, Gustavo F ^a   Rosário Filho, Nelson A ^b   Naspitz, Charles K ^a   Cardoso, Maria Socorro ^d   Paes Barreto, Bruno A ^e   Dantas, Vera ^f   Britto, Murilo ^g   Silva, Almerinda R ^h   Sarinho, Emanuel ^h   Passos Soares, Francisco J ⁱ   Santos, Mércia Lamenha Medeiros ⁱ   Motta, Jackeline ^j   Gurgel, Ricardo ^j   de Freitas, Leda Solano ^k   Borges, Wellington ^l   Camargos, Paulo Augusto ^m   Kushnir, Fábio ⁿ   da Cunha, Antônio José Ledo Alves ⁿ   Pastorino, Antônio Carlos ^o   Jacob, Cristina Miuki A ^o   de Mello, Karyn Chacon ^a   Gonzalez, Cássia ^p   Wandalsen, Neusa F ^p   Riedi, Carlos ^b   Benhardt, Cláudia ^q   Neto, Arnaldo Porto ^r   Fischer, Gilberto B ^r   Cassol, Vitor E ^r   more..

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c Federal University of Amazon ^*  (Brazil)

^d Universidade da Amazonia   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DO PARÁ   (Brazil)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^g INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA INTEGRAL PROF FERNANDO FIGUEIRA   (Brazil)

^h FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

ⁱ FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALAGOAS   (Brazil)

^j FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

^k FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^l HOSPITAL DE BASE DO DISTRITO FEDERAL   (Brazil)

^m FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

ⁿ FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^o SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^p FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DO ABC   (Brazil)

^q FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^r FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

more..

Author keywords

Children; Epidemiology; ISAAC; Prevalence; Rhinitis; Rhinoconjunctivitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; BRAZIL; CHILD; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS;

EID: 34447548589     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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