Open AccessPrevalence and Risk Factors of Asthma among Adolescents and Their Parents in Al-Ain (United Arab Emirates)
Author(s) -
Shirina Alsowaidi,
Abdishakur Abdulle,
Roos Bernsen
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000219248
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , odds ratio , demography , confidence interval , logistic regression , family history , population , epidemiology , nationality , pediatrics , environmental health , immigration , archaeology , sociology , history
Evidence indicates that the prevalence of asthma tends to increase in the developed world. However, little is known about current prevalence rates and risk factors of asthma in countries in transition, e.g. the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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