TY - JOUR
T1 - The burden of allergic asthma in children
T2 - A landscape comparison based on data from Lithuanian, Latvian, and Taiwanese populations
AU - Wu, Lawrence Shi Shin
AU - Sjakste, Tatjana
AU - Sakalauskas, Raimundas
AU - Sitkauskiene, Brigita
AU - Paramonova, Natalia
AU - Gasiuniene, Edita
AU - Jan, Ren Long
AU - Wang, Jiu Yao
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors wish to thank the data and published reports provided by the members of Taiwan Academic of Pediatric Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology. Authors received the study grant from Mutual Funds of Taiwan-Latvia-Lithuania Cooperation Project sponsored by National Science Council , Taiwan ( NSC 100-2923-B-006 -002 -MY3 ), Republic of China; Ministry of Education and Science , The Republic of Lithuania ( TAP-100430 , financial agreement Nr. TAP-06/2011 ); and Izglitibas un Zinatnes Ministrija, Latvijas Republika (IZM financial agreement No 11-13-0501/3).
PY - 2012/10
Y1 - 2012/10
N2 - Asthma is one of the most common chronic respiratory diseases with an increasing prevalence and financial burden worldwide. This disease affects individuals in all countries and all ethnic groups; however, prevalence rates of asthma have been reported to vary significantly between different regions. To understand the origin of asthma and to manage it effectively, it is necessary to analyze the genetic and environmental factors that cause these geographic differences. Therefore, we aimed to review published data from the investigations of asthma patients in Eastern Europe, represented by Latvia and Lithuania, and of patients from Eastern Asia represented by Taiwan. We hope that some of the common factors can be identified and different variants can be compared among these three countries for development of a new strategy to prevent childhood asthma.
AB - Asthma is one of the most common chronic respiratory diseases with an increasing prevalence and financial burden worldwide. This disease affects individuals in all countries and all ethnic groups; however, prevalence rates of asthma have been reported to vary significantly between different regions. To understand the origin of asthma and to manage it effectively, it is necessary to analyze the genetic and environmental factors that cause these geographic differences. Therefore, we aimed to review published data from the investigations of asthma patients in Eastern Europe, represented by Latvia and Lithuania, and of patients from Eastern Asia represented by Taiwan. We hope that some of the common factors can be identified and different variants can be compared among these three countries for development of a new strategy to prevent childhood asthma.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pedneo.2012.08.001
DO - 10.1016/j.pedneo.2012.08.001
M3 - Review article
C2 - 23084718
AN - SCOPUS:84867847221
SN - 1875-9572
VL - 53
SP - 276
EP - 282
JO - Acta Paediatrica Sinica
JF - Acta Paediatrica Sinica
IS - 5
ER -