Prevalence of childhood allergy in a subtropical environment: data from Dade County, Florida.
Other prevalence studies of allergy in school children have been limited to temperate zones only. The aims of this computerized investigation were wholly focused on South Florida, located in a subtropical climate. The occurrence of allergy in relation to marked geographic variations was surveyed to evaluate the prevalence of allergy in connection with these topographic differences.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002980:Climate; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male