Asthma cases in childhood attributed to atopy in tropical area in Brazil

Bibliographic Data

ID14965623
AuthorsSérgio Souza da Cunha (0000-0002-4926-3827, Instituto de Saúde, corresponding author), Maurício Lima Barreto (0000-0002-0215-4930, Universidade Federal da Bahia), Rosemeire L Fiaccone (0000-0001-5439-1551, Universidade Federal da Bahia), Philip J Cooper (0000-0002-6770-6871, St George's, University of London), Neuza Maria Alcântara-Neves, Neuza Maria Alcântara‐Neves (0000-0002-2102-260X, Universidade Federal da Bahia), Sílvia de Magalhães Simões (0000-0003-2751-7993, Universidade Federal da Bahia), Alvaro A Cruz (0000-0002-7403-3871, Universidade Federal da Bahia), Laura Cunha Rodrigues (0000-0001-9008-660X, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
Year2010
Volume28
Issue6
Pages405-411
Publication date2010-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1020-4989 • E-ISSN: 1680-5348
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s1020-49892010001200001
PMID21308166
OpenAlexW1971626645
SCIELO_PIDS1020-49892010001200001
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited3

Most asthma cases in an urban underprivileged setting in Brazil were not attributable to atopy. This observation has important implications for understanding the risk factors for the asthma epidemic in Latin America

Asthma · Atopy · Environmental health · Asthma and respiratory diseases · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences · Medicine · Neuroscience of respiration and sleep · Immunology · Pediatrics