Childhood asthma in a rural county.
As part of a questionnaire study of allergic diseases in Swedish children, information about asthma reported in a rural county was evaluated. Of a total population of approx. 9,000 children 4, 7, 10 and 14 years of age, 5.1% reported a history of asthma and 2.4% reported symptoms during the last year. The incidence was highest during the first 2 years of life. A higher incidence in boys than in girls was found only during the first 4 years of life. Cessation of symptoms was most common in children with onset during the first 2 years of life. By checking the medical case records, a high accuracy of the reported information was confirmed.
Holmgren
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Department of Pediatrics I, Gothenburg University, Sweden.
Aberg
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Lindberg
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Engström
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D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012423:Rural Health; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden