Epidemiology of asthma in Indonesia.
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INTRODUCTION The study of epidemiology of asthma in Indonesia is still rare. It is still in limited scope, either in a region, school, hospital or limited community. Those studies have not been standardized. Many diagnoses were based on questioner, clinical or secondary data. A study using one consistent standard and carried out in unison for entire region of Indonesia has not been reported. The author has reported some prevalence of various reports. This manuscript will discuss about the study in limited region or certain community, survey of asthma patients who had been treated by general practitioner, ISAAC study (International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Children) in Indonesia and the mortality rate based on the domestic health survey 1995.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Acta medica Indonesiana
دوره 37 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005