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Understanding the dynamics of asthma symptoms between childhood and adolescence using latent transition analysis
Asthma patterns in childhood are important predictors of unwanted outcomes in adolescence. We aimed to define asthma phenotypes in childhood and adolescence and evaluate the transitions between these phenotype...
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Open AccessA genome-wide association study of asthma symptoms in Latin American children
Asthma is a chronic disease of the airways and, despite the advances in the knowledge of associated genetic regions in recent years, their mechanisms have yet to be explored. Several genome-wide association studi...
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Open AccessRisk factors for non-atopic asthma/wheeze in children and adolescents: a systematic review
The study of non-atopic asthma/wheeze in children separately from atopic asthma is relatively recent. Studies have focused on single risk factors and had inconsistent findings.
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Open AccessPoverty, dirt, infections and non-atopic wheezing in children from a Brazilian urban center
The causation of asthma is poorly understood. Risk factors for atopic and non-atopic asthma may be different. This study aimed to analyze the associations between markers of poverty, dirt and infections and wh...
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Open AccessValidation of epidemiological tools for eczema diagnosis in brazilian children: the isaac's and uk working party's criteria
Instruments for field diagnosis of eczema are increasingly used, and it is essential to understand specific limitations to make best use of their strengths. Our objective was to assess the validity of ISAAC an...
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Open AccessDeterminants of cognitive function in childhood: A cohort study in a middle income context
There is evidence that poverty, health and nutrition affect children's cognitive development. This study aimed to examine the relative contributions of both proximal and distal risk factors on child cognitive ...
