Prevalence of rhinitis among 6 and 7-year old students in Fortaleza

Objective: to evaluate the prevalence of rhinitis symptoms among 6 and 7-year old schoolchildren in Fortaleza, Brazil. Methods: a cross-sectional study using the rhinitis module of the ISAAC (International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood) questionnaire. The sample included 2,020 stude...

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Main Authors: Maria de Fátima G. de Luna, Gilberto B. Fisher, João Rafael G. de Luna, Marcelo G. C. da Silva, Paulo César de Almeida, Daniela Chiesa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira 2014-07-01
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302014000400357&lng=en&tlng=en