Childhood Asthma
S. Afr. fam. pract. (2004, Online)
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53(4): 333-335, 2011.
Artigo
em Inglês
| AIM
| ID: biblio-1269947
ABSTRACT
Asthma is the most common chronic disease of South African children; affecting growth and development and quality of life. Features supporting the diagnosis are a family or personal history of atopy; night cough; exercise-induced cough and/or wheeze and seasonal variation in symptoms. Asthma is on the increase in both developed and developing countries; in both rural and urban communities. The first part of this series aims to give a brief overview of the epidemiology; pathophysiology and diagnosis of childhood asthma
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AIM (África)
Assunto principal:
Pediatria
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Qualidade de Vida
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Transtornos Respiratórios
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Asma
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Criança
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Doença Crônica
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Hiper-Reatividade Brônquica
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
S. Afr. fam. pract. (2004, Online)
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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