The subjects were randomly recruited from the more than 18,000 subjects participating in a larger questionnaire
survey on asthma and allergies in Gothenburg and the general Vastra Gotaland region.
Not exact matches
In «The Economic Burden of
Asthma in the United States, 2008 - 2013,» researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed data from the Medical Expenditure Panel
Survey, the most comprehensive source of data
on health care use, expenditures, payment source and health insurance coverage in the U.S.
Combining some of these data with several reliable public health data sources
on asthma and using a
survey designed to collect information
on relevant risk factors, they were able to investigate the presence of any links between BCG vaccination and
asthma with a high degree of accuracy.
Extensive data were collected
on mothers» demographic characteristics, health history, including maternal history of
asthma, prenatal and postnatal maternal psychological distress (anxiety, depression or stress), maternal social support (specifically the extent of partner / spouse support) and children's birth and health outcomes including breastfeeding status (at 3 months) from the APrON
surveys completed at prenatal or postnatal clinic visits or sent in by mail.