Prevalence of asthma among children in an industrial town

Kamali H., Can D., Gunay I., Nacaroglu H. T., Unsal-Karkiner C. S., GÜNAY T., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.56, sa.5, ss.493-499, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 56 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.493-499
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: asthma, atopy, children, epidemiology, ISAAC, industry, risk factors
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Studies of the prevalence of asthma should be supported by objective markers. We aimed to measure the prevalence of childhood asthma in a particular area and age group using a questionnaire, and to compare the results with the rates of asthma diagnosed by objective measures.