Results of a survey on bronchial asthma in Hanoi urban pupils
- Author:
Pham Le Tuan
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Bronchial asthma
- MeSH:
Asthma;
pupil;
epidemiology
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2004;14(2):50-54
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Studied on 892 pupils at 8 primary schools and secondary schools in urban Hanoi city, among them 112 pupils were infected with bronchial asthma and the prevalence of bronchial asthma in Hanoi urban pupils was very high (12.56%). The history of personal allergy, the allergic and asthma history of family as well as environment factors were strongly associated to the bronchial asthma prevalence. It was the first priority to implement an asthma control program in school
