title: Prevalence of childhood allergy in a subtropical environment: data from Dade County, Florida.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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