ERICA: prevalence of asthma in Brazilian adolescents

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe the prevalence of asthma and physician-diagnosed asthma in Brazilian adolescents. METHODS Cross-sectional, national, school-based study with adolescents from 12 to 17 years old, participants in the Study of Cardiovascular Risks in Adolescents (ERICA). The study str...

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Main Authors: Fábio Chigres Kuschnir, Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel, Dirceu Solé, Eduardo Costa, Mara Morelo Rocha Felix, Cecília Lacroix de Oliveira, Maurício Teixeira Leite de Vasconcellos, Maria Cristina Caetano Kuschnir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2016-02-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102016000200303&lng=en&tlng=en