Prevalence of asthma, local risk factors and agreement between written and video questionnaires among Turkish adolescents.

CONCLUSION: Prevalence of asthma is moderate in Turkey. Agreement between the two questionnaires was high. Accompaniment of children to their parents in textile industry is a newly-described risk factor for asthma.
PMID: 23969074 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Allergologia et Immunopathologia - August 19, 2013 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Becerir T, Akcay A, Duksal F, Ergin A, Becerir C, Guler N Tags: Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) Source Type: research