Bronchitis and Its Associated Risk Factors in First Nations Children

• Main Authors: Chandima P. Karunanayake (Author), Donna C. Rennie (Author), Vivian R. Ramsden (Author), Mark Fenton (Author), Shelley Kirychuk (Author), Joshua A. Lawson (Author), Raina Henderson (Author), Laurie Jimmy (Author), Jeremy Seeseequasis (Author), Sylvia Abonyi (Author), James A. Dosman (Author), Punam Pahwa (Author), The First Nations Lung Health Project Research Team (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Respiratory diseases, such as bronchitis and pneumonia, are common in First Nations children in Canada. The objectives are to determine prevalence and associated risk factors of bronchitis in children 6-17 years old residing in two reserve communities. The cross-sectional study was conducted in 2013...