Childhood asthma
Asthma is the most common chronic disease of South African children, affecting growth and development and quality of life. Features supporting the diagnosis are a family or personal history of atopy, night cough, exercise-induced cough and/or wheeze and seasonal variation in symptoms. Asthma is on t...
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| description | Asthma is the most common chronic disease of South African children, affecting growth and development and quality of life. Features supporting the diagnosis are a family or personal history of atopy, night cough, exercise-induced cough and/or wheeze and seasonal variation in symptoms. Asthma is on the increase in both developed and developing countries, in both rural and urban communities. The first part of this series aims to give a brief overview of the epidemiology, pathophysiology and diagnosis of childhood asthma. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c8a1dca117ee4eeb9d15be93642f8cd42025-08-20T03:47:10ZengAOSISSouth African Family Practice2078-61902078-62042011-07-0153410.1080/20786204.2011.108741094579Childhood asthmaM. Levin0E. Weinberg1Red Cross Children’s Hospital, South Africa; and, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape TownAllergy Diagnostic and Clinical Research Unit, University of Cape Town Lung InstituteAsthma is the most common chronic disease of South African children, affecting growth and development and quality of life. Features supporting the diagnosis are a family or personal history of atopy, night cough, exercise-induced cough and/or wheeze and seasonal variation in symptoms. Asthma is on the increase in both developed and developing countries, in both rural and urban communities. The first part of this series aims to give a brief overview of the epidemiology, pathophysiology and diagnosis of childhood asthma.https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/1846childhood asthmaasthmapaediatricprevalencediagnosis |
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| topic | childhood asthma asthma paediatric prevalence diagnosis |
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