The writing of each chapter of the guidelines was led by one main author and one or two co-
authors (see below) and extensively supported by Elinor Chisholm and Ramona Ludolph …

Objective We aimed to identify and summarise cross-sectional, case-control, cohort and
intervention studies from the international published literature that investigated the …

Background The protection of breastfeeding against respiratory tract infections in the first
year of life has often been suggested. Few studies examined the effect of breastfeeding on …

Most childhood asthma in Latin America is nonatopic for which important risk factors are
those of poverty including poor hygiene (ie dirt), poor diet and obesity and psychosocial …

Background Acute respiratory infection is manifested by cough accompanied by short rapid
breathing which may be associated with death especially when there are other co …

Internações hospitalares por algumas condições de saúde podem ser reduzidas por uma
atenção primária oportuna e com qualidade, especialmente na população infantil. Analisou …

Background Household air pollution from combustion of solid fuels for cooking and space
heating is one of the most important risk factors of the global burden of disease. This study …

Around 2.7 billion people in the world cook with polluting fuels, such as wood, crop residue,
animal dung, charcoal, coal, and kerosene. Household air pollution from cooking with …

Objective To assess risk factors associated with hospital admission due to acute lower
respiratory tract infection (ALRTI) in indigenous Guarani children< 5 years of age in southern …

Background The causation of asthma is poorly understood. Risk factors for atopic and non-
atopic asthma may be different. This study aimed to analyze the associations between …