Spirometric Findings among School-Aged First Nations Children on a Reserve: A Pilot Study

Don D Sin; Heather M Sharpe; Robert L Cowie; SF Paul Man; on behalf of the Alberta Strategy to Help Manage Asthma (ASTHMA) Executive Committee

doi:10.1155/2004/427686

Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2004)

Spirometric Findings among School-Aged First Nations Children on a Reserve: A Pilot Study

Don D Sin,
Heather M Sharpe,
Robert L Cowie,
SF Paul Man,
on behalf of the Alberta Strategy to Help Manage Asthma (ASTHMA) Executive Committee

Affiliations

Don D Sin: Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Heather M Sharpe: Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Robert L Cowie: Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
SF Paul Man: Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
on behalf of the Alberta Strategy to Help Manage Asthma (ASTHMA) Executive Committee

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2004/427686
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 45 – 48

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are increasing concerns for First Nations peoples in Canada. Although hospital utilization for asthma and COPD among First Nations peoples has been increasing, the prevalence of asthma or wheezing is comparable to national averages.

Published in Canadian Respiratory Journal

ISSN: 1198-2241 (Print); 1916-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/crj/

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