Journal article
Prevalence of asthma among Chinese adolescents living in Canada and in China
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Studies of the prevalence of asthma among migrating populations may help in identifying environmental risk factors.
METHODS: We analyzed data from Vancouver, Canada, and from Guangzhou, Beijing and Hong Kong, China, collected during phase 3 of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood. We subdivided the Vancouver adolescents according to whether they were Chinese immigrants to Canada, Canadian-born Chinese or …
Authors
Wang H-Y; Wong GWK; Chen Y-Z; Ferguson AC; Greene JM; Ma Y; Zhong N-S; Lai CKW; Sears MR
Journal
Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 179, No. 11, pp. 1133–1142
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
November 18, 2008
DOI
10.1503/cmaj.071797
ISSN
0820-3946