Article
[Wheezing phenotypes from birth to adolescence: a cohort study in Pelotas, Brazil, 1993-2004].
Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia - 1 Jun 2008
Muiño Adriana, Menezes Ana Maria Baptista, Reichert Felipe Fossati, Duquia Rodrigo Pereira, Chatkin Moema
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To study the prevalence of wheezing patterns and their associations with independent variables. METHODS: Cohort study of live births in 1993 in Pelotas, Brazil. A systematic subsample (20%) of the original cohort was evaluated at 6 months, 12 months and 4 years. At 10-12 years, 87.5% of the original cohort was contacted. Wheezing was categorized: transient, wheezing at 4 years but not at 10-12;...
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