A systematic review of recent asthma symptom surveys in Iranian children.

شیوع علائم آسم در ایران بر اساس فراتحلیل مطالعات کشوری

Background: Asthma is the most prevalent chronic disease in the world. To quantify the national prevalence of asthma symptom, we conducted a systematic review and random effects meta-analysis. Materials and methods: After internet search for population-based estimates of Asthma prevalence in Iran, 19 papers were selected from 142 articles, dissertations and reports of research projects publis...

Serum, hair and nail Zinc level in children with asthma; zinc supplemental treatment in children with asthma: a systematic and meta-analysis review article

Prevalence of asthma in iranian children: a meta-analysis and meta-regression

Background: Asthma is the most prevalent chronic disease in childhood and has been growing globally over the last three decades. Studies in this regard indicate different and irrelevant results in Iran. Different prevalence of asthma has been reported in industrialized countries, prevalence of 25.9% in the United Kingdom, 12.8% in Spain and 31% in Australia. This study aimed to evaluate asthma ...

Prevalence of asthma among Middle Eastern children: A systematic review

Background: The prevalence of asthma and allergy has increased during the last decades, especially in children. However, little is known about it in the Middle East region. This systematic review is aimed to estimate the prevalence of asthma among the Middle Eastern children. Methods: Local and international scientific databases including SID, Iranmedex, Medline and Science Direct were syste...

Determine Efficacy of a Short Course of Montelukast in Children with Intermittent Asthma and Viral Infection

Introduction Mild intermittent asthma is common in children and viral infections are responsible for the majority of exacerbations. As leukotrienes are potent inflammatory mediators, some studies have shown that Montelukast, a leukotriene receptor antagonist, may be effective on reduction of asthma symptom. To determine whether a short course of Montelukast in asthmatic children with common col...