Risk Factors for Asthma in a Helminth Endemic Area in Bahia, Brazil

Protective factors associated with atopy or asthma in rural areas include socioeconomic level, overcrowding, and helminth infection. However, little epidemiological information was originated from schistosomiasis areas. This study aimed to investigate factors associated with asthma in a schistosomia...

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Main Authors: Cardoso, Luciana S., Costa, Daniela M., Almeida, Maria Cecília F., Souza, Robson P., Carvalho, Edgar M., Araujo, Maria Ilma, Oliveira, Ricardo R.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3432556/