Risk factors for asthma and allergy associated with urban migration: background and methodology of a cross-sectional study in Afro-Ecuadorian school children in Northeastern Ecuador (Esmeraldas-SCAALA Study)
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Asthma and allergic diseases are becoming increasingly frequent in children in urban centres of Latin America although the prevalence of allergic disease is still low in rural areas. Understanding better why the prevalence of asthma...
Main Authors: | Stein Renato T, de Carvalho Lain, Genser Bernd, Alcântara-Neves Neuza M, Rodriguez Alejandro, Vaca Maritza G, Chico Martha E, Cooper Philip J, Cruz Alvaro A, Rodrigues Laura C, Barreto Mauricio L |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-09-01
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Series: | BMC Pulmonary Medicine |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/6/24 |
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