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1468891

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-1-25
pubmed:abstractText
The prevalence of asthma in 2,160 schoolchildren from Arab and Jewish rural and urban communities in central Israel, was determined by means of questionnaire. For the purposes of the study, asthmatic children were defined as those suffering from two or more asthmatic episodes which had been diagnosed by their physicians and had necessitated anti-asthmatic therapy. Doubtful cases were classified after personal interviewing and physical examination. The overall prevalence of asthma was 6.38%. In the Arab rural sample, it was 2.86%, significantly lower than the other groups studied: Arab urban 6.63% (P < 0.001), Jewish urban 9.2% and Jewish rural 8.66% (P < 0.001). The relatively low prevalence in the Arab rural sample is in accordance with the rarity of asthma reported from less advanced societies in other countries. The reasoning for the low asthmatic morbidity found in this group is not clear.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0021-2180
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
789-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Prevalence of asthma in Israeli schoolchildren. A comparative study of Jewish and Arab populations.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Paediatrics, Golda Medical Centre (Hasharon Hospital), Petach Tikva, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study