Bottle Feeding and Exposure to Toxocara as Risk Factors for Wheezing Illness among Under-five Amazonian Children: A Population-based Cross-sectional Study

We investigated the prevalence and risk factors for wheezing and asthma in young Amazonian children. A population-based cross-sectional survey of 606 children aged 6–59 months was performed in two small towns in Acre State, Northwestern Brazil. Information on outcome variables (recent wheezing and m...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of tropical pediatrics (1980) 2007-04, Vol.53 (2), p.119-124
Hauptverfasser:	Ferreira, Marcelo Urbano, Rubinsky-Elefant, Guita, de Castro, Teresa Gontijo, Hoffmann, Érika Hellena Esther, da Silva-Nunes, Mônica, Cardoso, Marly Augusto, Muniz, Pascoal Torres
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amazonia Animals asthma Asthma - etiology Asthma - parasitology Biological and medical sciences Bottle Feeding - adverse effects Brazil - epidemiology breastfeeding Child, Preschool Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma Cross-Sectional Studies Female General aspects helminthes Humans Infant Male Medical sciences Pneumology population-based studies Prevalence Respiratory Sounds Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Toxocara Toxocara - isolation & purification Toxocara - pathogenicity wheezing
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