International patterns of the prevalence of pediatric asthma - The ISAAC program
International patterns of the prevalence of pediatric asthma - The ISAAC program
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DOI：
10.1016/s0031-3955(03)00050-6
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发表时间：
2003-06-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Asher, I
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作者：
Beasley, R;Ellwood, P;Asher, I
哮喘患病率的标准化和系统化的国际比较，如儿童哮喘和过敏症国际研究（ISAAC）计划，可能有助于对哮喘病因的理解取得重大进展。这项研究的结果为研究不同危险因素在哮喘发展中的作用提供了基础。特别是，他们显示出显着的国际差异的患病率，似乎不能解释目前公认的风险因素或目前接受的理论范式哮喘。重要的是，既有和新的风险或保护因素进行调查，并开发新的理论范式。
Standardized and systematic international comparisons of asthma prevalence, such as the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) program, will probably contribute to major advances in the understanding of the causes of asthma. The findings from this study provide the basis for investigating the role of different risk factors in the development of asthma. In particular, they show striking international differences in prevalence that do not seem to be explained by currently recognized risk factors or by currently accepted theoretic paradigms for asthma. It is important that both established and novel risk or protective factors are investigated and that new theoretic paradigms are developed.