Operational definitions of paediatric asthma used in epidemiological studies: A systematic review

Shahidul Islam; Salahuddin Ahmed; Sudipto Roy; Aziz Sheikh; Steve Cunningham; Harish Nair; Samen Huq; Jürgen Schwarze; Samir K Saha

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Operational definitions of paediatric asthma used in epidemiological studies: A systematic review

Shahidul Islam, Salahuddin Ahmed, Sudipto Roy, Aziz Sheikh, Steve Cunningham, Harish Nair, Samen Huq, Jürgen Schwarze, Samir K Saha

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Researchers use different definitions to identify children with asthma in epidemiological surveys. We conducted a systematic review to describe the definitions used in epidemiologic studies for wheeze and asthma in the paediatric population, aimed to inform the development of a uniform definition of paediatric asthma for future epidemiological research.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Global Health
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.11.04032
Publication status	Published - 17 Jul 2021

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