atopic eczema (ae) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that affects children and adults, and alters quality of life with a high morbidity rate and severe economic burden. the objective of the present work was to analyse specific atmospheric pollutants (o3, no, pm10 and so2) affecting the prevalence of diagnosed ae and its symptoms among 6-7-year-old schoolchildren. the participants included ...

a study was done about non-participation during phase iii of the international study of asthma and allergy in childhood (isaac iii) in valencia to determine whether the non-response rate significantly affected the results obtained in valencia. of the schools selected to participate in isaac iii, 13.3% denied not to, the main reason being they were already participated in a similar study. the is...

A study was done about non-participation during Phase III of the International Study of Asthma and Allergy in Childhood (ISAAC III) in Valencia to determine whether the non-response rate significantly affected the results obtained in Valencia. Of the schools selected to participate in ISAAC III, 13.3% denied not to, the main reason being they were already participated in a similar study. The IS...

Asthma and rhinitis epidemiology has wide variations around the world. The aim of this review was verify the prevalence of asthma and rhinitis in South America and report differences from other regions of the world. We reviewed studies with International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) methodology in South America, Phases I and III. In South America the ISAAC Phase I ranked f...

Asthma is the most common chronic disease in pediatrics. Most data on the prevalence of childhood allergic diseases come from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) phase II held in 1995 and phase III from 2002. ISAAC created a methodology for studying two age groups 6--7 and 13--14 years old. In 2002, according to the data gathered in the phase III of ISAAC, the p...

OBJECTIVE To assess asthma among Brazilian pediatric population applying the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC), an internationally standardized and validated protocol. DATA SOURCES ISAAC was conceived to maximize the value of epidemiologic studies on asthma and allergic diseases, establishing a standardized method (self-applicable written questionnaire and/or vi...

a simple ion imprinted amino-functionalized sorbent was synthesized by coupling activated carbon with iminodiacetic acid, a functional compound for metal chelating, through cyanoric chloride spacer. the resulting sorbent has been characterized using fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ft-ir), elemental analysis, thermogravimetric analysis (tga) and evaluated for the preconcentration and de...

this descriptive study was conducted to determine the prevalence of asthma and related symptoms among 6-7 and 13-14 year old school children in tehran as a part of international study of asthma and allergies in childhood (isaac) phase iii. the isaac written questionnaire was given to a total of 6127 students of 72 schools in urban area of tehran. simple random sampling was performed with a unif...