Asthma and rhinitis in South America: How different they are from other parts of the world

Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 62-67

  Neto, Herberto José Chong ^a   Rosário, Nelson Augusto ^a   Solé, Dirceu ^b,c   Baena Cagnani, Carlos E ^c   Zabert, Gustavo E ^c   Crisci, Carlos D ^c   Gómez, Maximiliano ^c   Neffen, Hugo ^c   Pinto Vargas, Rosario ^c   Machado Motta, Jackeline ^c   Gurgel, Ricardo A ^c   Camargos, Paulo A ^c   Borges, Wellington G ^c   Silva, Almerinda ^c   Rosário, Nelson A ^c   Costa, Leda Solano ^c   de Freitas Souza, Leda ^c   Dutra Bernhardt, Cláudia ^c   Passos Soares, Francisco José ^c   Lamenha, Mercia ^c   do Socorro Cardoso, Maria ^c   da Cunha, Antônio Ledo Aves ^c   Neto, Arnaldo Porto ^c   Fischer, Gilberto Bueno ^c   Cassol, Victor E ^c   Gonzales, Cassia ^c   Melo, Karyn C ^c   Jacob, Cristina A ^c   Kuschnir, Fabio ^c   Sarinho, Emanuel ^c   de Britto, Murilo ^c   Wandalsen, Neusa ^c   Pastorino, Antonio Carlos ^c   Pinto, Rosario ^c   Serrate, Esther ^c   Paz, Roberto ^c   Suárez, Pitias ^c   Gómez, Oscar ^c   Aguirre, Janet ^c   Aguirre Camposano, Viviana ^c   Vera Benavides, Luis ^c   Contreras, Amanda ^c   Amarales, Lidia ^c   Aguilar, Pedro ^c   Calvo, Mario A ^c   Mallol, Javier ^c   Cepeda, Alfonso M ^c   Aristizábal, Gustavo ^c   Ordoñez, Gustavo A ^c   Soto Quiroz, Manuel ^c   Varona Peréz, Patricia ^c   Bustos, César ^c   Barba, Sergio ^c   de Janón, Rocío ^c   Rodas, Mireya ^c   Sierra, Alfredo ^c   Ulloa, José ^c   Figueroa Colorado, Margarita ^c   Bueso Engelhardt, Agustin ^c   Baeza Bacab, Manuel ^c   Del Río Navarro, Blanca E ^c   Barragán Meijueiro, Mercedes ^c   Ramírez Chanona, Nelly ^c   García Almaraz, Roberto ^c   Romieu, Isabelle ^c   Merida Palacio, Valente ^c   González Díaz, Sandra Nora ^c   Linares Zapién, Francisco J ^c   Romero Tapia, Sergio ^c   Sánchez, José F ^c   Cukier, Gherson ^c   Guggiari Chasse, Jaime A ^c   Chiarella, Pascual ^c   Holgado, Dolores ^c   Lapides, María Cristina ^c   Aldrey, Oscar ^c   more..

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; Epidemiology; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; ASTHMA; BOLIVIA; BRAZIL; CHILE; COLOMBIA; ECUADOR; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PARAGUAY; PERU; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RHINITIS; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA;

EID: 84861858555     PISSN: 20927355     EISSN: 20927363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4168/aair.2012.4.2.62     Document Type: Review

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