Rationale: Atopic sensitization has long been known to be related to asthma in children, but
its role in determining asthma prevalence remains to be elucidated further. Objectives: To …

Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged as a pandemic
toward the end of 2019, causing large numbers of people to become infected and die …

BACKGROUND: Even though there is ample evidence on the oxidative stress in asthma,
there is limited information on the antioxidant defense systems. OBJECTIVES: To conduct a …

BACKGROUND: The factors contributing to the oxidant/antioxidant imbalance in asthma are
incompletely understood. OBJECTIVE: To determine the factors associated with oxidative …

We investigated prevalence and determinants of asthma and allergic diseases in a cross‐
sectional survey of schoolchildren aged 6–14 in 2002. This was the third of a series of cross …

Rhinitis is a common problem with important comorbidities. In order to search the
association between rhinitis, allergic phenotypes and other risk factors in Turkish children, a …

■ Abstract Background: Little is known about the epidemiology of atopic eczema (AE), and
studies from the Mediterranean region and the Middle East are limited. Objective: We …

Background: The prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases has been reported to be
higher in urban than in rural areas between developed and underdeveloped countries and …

Prevalence of asthma and other allergic diseases varies between different regions
throughout the world. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of asthma and …

Recent studies have emphasized the presence of airway hyperreactivity (AHR) in children
with sickle cell disease (SCD). However, various tests for the detection of AHR have yielded …