Abstract
A cross sectional survey of 3321 school going children (5–15 years) using modified ISAAC questionnaire in Jaipur city showed 7.59% children to have asthma (in last 12 months) and 8.4% wheezing in last 12 months. Only 5.3 % children had “physician diagnosed asthma ever” suggesting under diagnoses.
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Sharma, B.S., Gupta, M.K. & Chandel, R. Prevalence of asthma in urban school children in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Indian Pediatr 49, 835–836 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-012-0188-0
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