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Allergic disease in 6--7-year-old schoolchildren in Urmia, Islamic Republic of Iran.
East Mediterr Health J. 2008 Sep-Oct; 14(5):1044-53.EM

Abstract

To determine the prevalence and risk factors of wheeze, eczema and rhinitis in 6--7-year-old schoolchildren in Urmia, the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood questionnaire was given to the parents of 2999 student. Prevalence rates for wheeze, rhinitis and eczema in the previous 12 months were 9.4%, 9.8% and 2.7% respectively. The parents of only 12.8% of the children with current wheeze reported them as having asthma. The main risk factors for wheeze were male sex, presence of rhinitis or eczema, and smoking in the home. Prevalence of asthma and other allergic disease was lower than in industrialized countries and underdiagnosis of asthma was common.

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Rad MH
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Western Azerbaijan, Islamic Republic of Iran. rahimirad@umsu.ac.ir
Hamzezadeh A
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MeSH

AsthmaChi-Square DistributionChildChild WelfareEczemaFemaleHealth SurveysHumansHypersensitivityIranMalePrevalenceRespiratory SoundsRhinitisRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSex DistributionSurveys and QuestionnairesTobacco Smoke PollutionUrban Health

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Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

19161076

Citation

Rad, M H Rahimi, and A Hamzezadeh. "Allergic Disease in 6--7-year-old Schoolchildren in Urmia, Islamic Republic of Iran." Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal = La Revue De Sante De La Mediterranee Orientale = al-Majallah Al-sihhiyah Li-sharq Al-mutawassit, vol. 14, no. 5, 2008, pp. 1044-53.
Rad MH, Hamzezadeh A. Allergic disease in 6--7-year-old schoolchildren in Urmia, Islamic Republic of Iran. East Mediterr Health J. 2008;14(5):1044-53.
Rad, M. H., & Hamzezadeh, A. (2008). Allergic disease in 6--7-year-old schoolchildren in Urmia, Islamic Republic of Iran. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal = La Revue De Sante De La Mediterranee Orientale = al-Majallah Al-sihhiyah Li-sharq Al-mutawassit, 14(5), 1044-53.
Rad MH, Hamzezadeh A. Allergic Disease in 6--7-year-old Schoolchildren in Urmia, Islamic Republic of Iran. East Mediterr Health J. 2008 Sep-Oct;14(5):1044-53. PubMed PMID: 19161076.
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