Prevalence of symptoms of asthma, rhinitis, and atopic eczema among adolescents living in urban and rural areas in different regions of Brazil

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 248-253

  Solé, Dirceu ^a,d   Cassol, V E ^b   Silva, A R ^c   Teche, S P ^b   Rizzato, T M ^b   Bandim, L C ^c   Sarinho, E S C ^c   Camelo Nunes, I C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asthma in children; Exercise; Prevalence; Rural center; Urban center; Wheezy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BRAZIL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DATA BASE; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URBAN AREA;

EID: 37249061633     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: 15781267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13112991     Document Type: Article

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