Prevalence of asthma symptoms among adolescents in Brazil: National Adolescent School-based Health Survey (PeNSE 2012)

• Main Authors: Maurício Lima Barreto (Author), Rita de Cássia Ribeiro-Silva (Author), Deborah Carvalho Malta (Author), Maryane Oliveira-Campos (Author), Marco Antonio Andreazzi (Author), Alvaro Augusto Cruz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: This study aims to describe the prevalence rates of asthma symptoms in Brazil, its Regions and State capitals, according to data from the National Adolescent School-based Health Survey, 2012. Furthermore, it aims to compare the prevalence of asthma in the capitals evaluated by PeNSE 2012...