Hospitalização por bronquiolite aguda como fator de risco para sibilância recorrente.

Translated title of the contribution: Hospitalization for bronchiolitis: a risk factor for recurrent wheezing

E. P. Albernaz, A. M. Menezes, J. A. César, C. G. Victora, F. C. Barros

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Abstract

This longitudinal study evaluated the role of hospitalization for acute bronchiolitis as a risk factor for recurrent wheezing. Participants were children from a 1993 cohort in a southern Brazilian city. Hierarchical multivariate analysis showed that previous hospitalization for bronchiolitis was the most important risk factor for recurrent wheezing, with an odds ratio of 4.9. This strong association is consistent with a casual relationship hypothesis.

Translated title of the contributionHospitalization for bronchiolitis: a risk factor for recurrent wheezing
Original languagePortuguese
Pages (from-to)1049-1057
Number of pages9
JournalCadernos de saúde pública / Ministério da Saúde, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública.
Volume16
Issue number4
StatePublished - Oct 2000
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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