title: High prevalence of hospitalisation for asthma in a population-based paediatric sample.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Department, Centro Hospitalar de S. João, Porto, Portugal CINTESIS-Centre for Research in Health Technologies and Information Systems, Faculty of Medicine, Porto University, Porto, Portugal Paediatric Department-Faculty of Medicine, Porto University, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferreira-Magalhães
authors.affiliation: CINTESIS-Centre for Research in Health Technologies and Information Systems, Faculty of Medicine, Porto University, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sá-Sousa
authors.affiliation: Allergy and Clinical Immunology Department, CUF Descobertas Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal.
authors.forename: Mário
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morais-Almeida
authors.affiliation: CINTESIS-Centre for Research in Health Technologies and Information Systems, Faculty of Medicine, Porto University, Porto, Portugal Health Information and Decision Sciences Department-Faculty of Medicine, Porto University, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Luís Filipe
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Azevedo
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Department, Centro Hospitalar de S. João, Porto, Portugal Paediatric Department-Faculty of Medicine, Porto University, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Inês
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Azevedo
authors.affiliation: CINTESIS-Centre for Research in Health Technologies and Information Systems, Faculty of Medicine, Porto University, Porto, Portugal Allergy Unit, Instituto & Hospital CUF, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Ana Margarida
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: CINTESIS-Centre for Research in Health Technologies and Information Systems, Faculty of Medicine, Porto University, Porto, Portugal Health Information and Decision Sciences Department-Faculty of Medicine, Porto University, Porto, Portugal Allergy Unit, Instituto & Hospital CUF, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: João Almeida
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Fonseca
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011174:Portugal / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence
keywords: Adolescent; Child; Epidemiology; Patient admission; Wheezing