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Childhood asthma in a rural county
Author(s) -
Holmgren D.,
ÅRberg N.,
Lindberg U.,
Engström I.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.363
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1398-9995
pISSN - 0105-4538
DOI - 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1989.tb01066.x
Subject(s) - asthma , incidence (geometry) , medicine , pediatrics , medical record , el niño , population , demography , environmental health , surgery , immunology , physics , sociology , optics
As part of a questionnaire study of allergic diseases in Swedish children, information about asthma reported in a rural county was evaluated. Of a total population of approx. 9,000 children 4, 7, 10 and 14 years of age, 5.1% reported a history of asthma and 2.4% reported symptoms during the last year. The incidence was highest during the first 2 years of life. A higher incidence in boys than in girls was found only during the first 4 years of life. Cessation of symptoms was most common in children with onset during the first 2 years of life. By checking the medical case records, a high accuracy of the reported information was confirmed.