Acceso abierto·Documento·2015·Inglés

Risk factors for acute asthma in tropical America: a case–control study in the City of Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Cristina Ardura‐Garcia; Maritza Vaca; G. Oviedo; Carlos Sandoval; Lisa J. Workman; Alexander J. Schuyler; Matthew S. Perzanowski; Thomas A.E. Platts‐Mills; Philip J. Cooper

Openalex

Resumen

A high proportion of children presenting to a public hospital with acute asthma were allergic to mite, particularly at high IgE titer. Poor asthma control resulted in overuse of emergency care.

Cómo citar

Cristina Ardura‐Garcia, & Maritza Vaca, & G. Oviedo, & Carlos Sandoval, & Lisa J. Workman, & Alexander J. Schuyler, & Matthew S. Perzanowski, & Thomas A.E. Platts‐Mills, & Philip J. Cooper (2015). Risk factors for acute asthma in tropical America: a case–control study in the City of Esmeraldas, Ecuador. https://doi.org/10.1111/pai.12401