Asthma trend in adolescence in Brazil: results of the National Adolescent School-based Health Survey (PeNSE 2012-2015)

Conclusion: There was a decrease in the prevalence of self-report of asthma symptoms and an increase of self-reported lifetime presence of asthm a. Certainly, monitoring indicators of asthma prevalence is of high importance for health knowledge and the development of public policies.
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research