Prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases in primary school children in Edirne, Turkey, two surveys 10 years apart

Autor: Ahmet Ugur Demir, Tuncay Çağlar, Erhan Tabakoğlu, Selçuk Zt
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 21:e711-e717
ISSN: 1399-3038
0905-6157
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2010.01008.x
Popis: Selcuk ZT, Demir AU, Tabakoglu E, Caglar T. Prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases in primary school children in Edirne, Turkey, two surveys 10 years apart. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2010: 21: e711–e717. © 2010 John Wiley & Sons A/S To assess change in prevalence and risk factors of asthma and allergic diseases among primary school children in rural and urban parts of Edirne, Turkey, a series of cross-sectional studies were conducted in 1994 and 2004. A questionnaire was administered to the parents of primary school children aged 7–12, in urban and rural parts of Edirne, Turkey (5412 in 1994 and 5735 in 2004). Response rates in 1994 and 2004 were 84% and 82.5%, respectively. There were significant differences between the age distribution, urban habitation (1994: 70.1%, 2004: 75.8%, p
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