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Childhood asthma prevalence in northern Puerto Rico, the Rio Grande, and Loíza experience.

The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma - 1 Oct 2006

Loyo-Berríos Nilsa I, Orengo Juan C, Serrano-Rodríguez Ruby A

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OBJECTIVE: Childhood asthma is highly prevalent in some areas of Puerto Rico. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of asthma in two municipalities of Northern Puerto Rico. METHODS: Children 6 to 7 and 13 to 14 years of age participated in the school-based cross-sectional study. RESULTS: A total of 1,467 elementary school students and 1,334 junior-high school students were included in the...

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PMID: 17050228
DOI: 10.1080/02770900600878693

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