Descriptive epidemiology of asthma in Trinidad, West Indies.
J Asthma
; 37(8): 677-84, 2000 Dec.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11192232
This cross-sectional study documents the demographic features of asthmatics seeking acute asthma care at four institutions on the island of Trinidad from January 1 to December 31, 1997. More than 15,000 (15,035) different patients made 27,353 visits during the study period. Pediatric and adolescent male patients outnumbered females, but this was reversed in patients aged 20-69 years. Frequency of visits per patient ranged from 1 to 242. Significant variation in monthly admissions was observed; admission rates were highest in the last quarter of the year but were lowest in July and August. The overall crude prevalence rate was estimated at 1.71 per 100 (range 1.16-2.34).
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Asma
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Asthma
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Reino Unido