Journal article
Which population level environmental factors are associated with asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema? Review of the ecological analyses of ISAAC Phase One
Abstract
The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) Phase One showed large worldwide variations in the prevalence of symptoms of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema, up to 10 to 20 fold between countries. Ecological analyses were undertaken with ISAAC Phase One data to explore factors that may have contributed to these variations, and are summarised and reviewed here.In ISAAC Phase One the prevalence of symptoms in the past …
Authors
Asher MI; Stewart AW; Mallol J; Montefort S; Lai CK; Aït-Khaled N; Odhiambo J; The ISAAC Phase One Study Group
Journal
Respiratory Research, Vol. 11, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2010
DOI
10.1186/1465-9921-11-8
ISSN
1465-9921