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10605526

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-1-4
pubmed:abstractText
In a recent study on the prevalence of childhood asthma and allergies using the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaires, 6238 Singapore school children in two age-groups, 6-7 years (n = 2030) and 12-15 years (n = 4208), were evaluated. Of the 1856 children who reported asthma-like symptoms (wheezing, exercise-wheezing, persistent nocturnal cough), 919 (49%) had not been diagnosed asthmatic. Of these undiagnosed children, 731 (39%) reported current symptoms of asthma. Under-recognition of asthma was more prevalent among those with persistent nocturnal cough and mild symptoms. In addition, the discordance between wheezing in the last 12 months and a diagnosis of asthma was significantly higher among the younger age-group (6-7 years), but exercise-induced wheezing was less recognized as a symptom of asthma among the older age-group (12-15 years). This study has shown that there is a substantial degree of under-recognition of asthma among school children in Singapore.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0272-4936
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
83-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Under-recognition of childhood asthma in Singapore: evidence from a questionnaire survey.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Paediatrics, National University of Singapore, Republic of Singapore.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article