Title |
High prevalence of asthma symptoms in Warao Amerindian children in Venezuela is significantly associated with open-fire cooking: a cross-sectional observational study
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Published in |
Respiratory Research, July 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1465-9921-14-76 |
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Authors |
Stèphan Kraai, Lilly M Verhagen, Enrique Valladares, Joaquin Goecke, Lorena Rasquin, Paula Colmenares, Berenice Del Nogal, Peter WM Hermans, Jacobus H de Waard |
Abstract |
The International Study on Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) reported a prevalence of asthma symptoms in 17 centers in nine Latin American countries that was similar to prevalence rates reported in non-tropical countries. It has been proposed that the continuous exposure to infectious diseases in rural populations residing in tropical areas leads to a relatively low prevalence of asthma symptoms. As almost a quarter of Latin American people live in rural tropical areas, the encountered high prevalence of asthma symptoms is remarkable. Wood smoke exposure and environmental tobacco smoke have been identified as possible risk factors for having asthma symptoms. |
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United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |
Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 71 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
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Researcher | 18 | 25% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 19% |
Student > Master | 12 | 17% |
Student > Bachelor | 5 | 7% |
Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 7% |
Other | 10 | 14% |
Unknown | 8 | 11% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 25 | 35% |
Environmental Science | 7 | 10% |
Engineering | 6 | 8% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 7% |
Social Sciences | 3 | 4% |
Other | 12 | 17% |
Unknown | 14 | 19% |