Open AccessPrevalence of asthma and allergies in 13–14-year-old adolescents from Luanda, Angola
Author(s) -
Margarete Arrais,
Ofélia Lulua,
Francisca Quifica,
J. RosadoPinto,
Jorge Gama,
Luís TabordaBarata
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.103
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1815-7920
pISSN - 1027-3719
DOI - 10.5588/ijtld.16.0530
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , allergy , epidemiology , pediatrics , observational study , public health , nose , cross sectional study , environmental health , immunology , surgery , pathology
The few epidemiological studies on asthma and allergic diseases performed in Africa have shown that the prevalence of these diseases is high or increasing. No such studies have been performed in Angola.
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