Prevalence of asthma and associated factors in adolescents living in Belem (Amazon region), Para, Brazil

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 427-432

  Barreto, B A P ^a   Sole, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DO PARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Children; Epidemiology; Risk factors; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRAZIL; BREAST FEEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; NUTRITION; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; RHINITIS; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN AREA; HYPERSENSITIVITY;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84926189098     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: 15781267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aller.2013.02.014     Document Type: Article

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