Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm and Atopy in Ghana: Two Surveys Ten Years Apart
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Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm and Atopy in Ghana: Two Surveys Ten Years Apart
BACKGROUND Asthma and allergic diseases have increased in the developed countries. It is important to determine whether the same trends are occurring in the developing countries in Africa. We aimed to determine the time trend in the prevalence of exercise-induced bronchospasm (EIB) and atopic sensitisation over a ten-year period in Ghanaian schoolchildren. METHODS AND FINDINGS Two surveys con...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS Medicine
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1549-1676
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040070