Ecological study of socio-economic indicators and prevalence of asthma in schoolchildren in urban Brazil

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ID15364987
AuthorsSérgio Souza da Cunha (0000-0002-4926-3827, Universidade Federal da Bahia, corresponding author), Mar Pujades‐Rodríguez (0000-0002-1375-1028, Médecins Sans Frontières), Mar Pujades-Rodriguez, Maurício Lima Barreto (0000-0002-0215-4930, Universidade Federal da Bahia), Bernd Genser (0000-0001-5787-0902, Universidade Federal da Bahia), Laura Cunha Rodrigues (0000-0001-9008-660X, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
Year2007
Volume7
Issue1
Pages205-205
Publication date2007-08-13
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/1471-2458-7-205
PMID17697314
PMCIDPMC1988821
OpenAlexW1987495184
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited28

The prevalence of asthma in urban areas of Brazil, a middle income country, appears to be higher in cities with more marked poverty or inequality

Asthma · Biostatistics · Ecological study · Environmental epidemiology · Environmental health · Population · Public health · Socioeconomic status · Socioeconomics · Asthma and respiratory diseases · Demography · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · School Health and Nursing Education · Ecology · Epidemiology · Immunology

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