title: [Epidemiology of allergic diseases in the Tampico-Ciudad Madero- Altamira metropolitan area].
abstract: There is a need to know the epidemiology behavior of health problem, with the purpose of creating the supporting basis for all action to its concern. In the cities Tampico, Madero and Altamira, a systematic exploration of the prevalent situation of allergic disorders did not exist: now, there is a study of 730 people selected at random, by means of questionnaire including 55 items applied to the population as a whole that live in the different zones of this area. It has been found that 54% show an allergic illness, it must be observed that in 66% of them a familial allergic history existed, whereas 45% has seasoning crisis environmental-related.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de alergia inmunología de la clínica del Hospital General, IMSS, Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vázquez Nava
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Govea Gómez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012621:Seasons; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population
vernacular_title: Epidemiología de las enfermedades alérgicas en la zona conurbada Tampico-Ciudad Madero-Altamira.