Open AccessAtopy is a risk factor for adult asthma in urban community of Southwestern Nigeria
Author(s) -
Olusoji Mayowa Ige,
A G Falade,
OG Arinola
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.95301
Subject(s) - medicine , atopy , asthma , risk factor , environmental health , immunology
Factors affecting asthma course are not clearly elucidated in urban communities in developing countries. Furthermore, the interaction between factors such as atopy, environmental exposure, urbanization, and helminthic infections in modulating asthma have not been well investigated.