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Local Publications

The following publications used ISAAC data from the Belgrade centre:

Živcovi? Z. Prevalence of childhood asthma, rhinitis and eczema in Belgrade area and Serbia. Child Pulmonol 2002; 10(1-2): 27-43.
Živkovi? Z, Živanovi? S, Pani? E. International study of asthma and allergies in childhood (phase 3) in Yugoslavia. Child Pulmonol 2001; 9(1-2): 41-44.
Smiljanic S, Radic S, Živkovic Z. Asthma and allergies in childhood. Child Pulmonol 2002; 10(1-2): 61-63.
Živkovi? Z, Vukašinovi? Z, Cerovi? S, Radulovi? S, Živanovi? S, Pani? E, Hadnadjev M and Adžovi? O. Prevalence of childhood asthma and allergies in Serbia and Montenegro. World J Pediatr 2010; 6(4): 331-336 epub May

Belgrade Centre

Phase One		Phase Two		Phase Three
Centre:		Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro ( Northern and Eastern Europe )
Principal Investigator:		Dr Zorica Zivkovic MD, Phd
Age Groups:	13-14, 6-7	Timeframe:	March 2001 to October 2001
Sampling Frame:		13-14yr: All schools in down city and some in suburbs. 6-7yr:All schools in central zone of the city and some in suburbs

Personnel

Dr Zorica Zivkovic

ISAAC Phase 3 in Belgrade was conducted during spring and autumn season 2001. Belgrade, the capital of Republic of Serbia, encompasses around 2 million citizens.

The location of Schools was randomly assigned to down city and suburbs as well. The number of Schools for 6/7 years of age was 21 in Belgrade and 26 for 13/14 years of age groups of pupils. In the 6/7 years of age we analyzed 1932 children. In older group of pupils we analyzed 3232 children.

The survey was performed by pediatricians from Primary Health Centers from Belgrade supported by allied medical professionals from Schools. The logistics and support were performed by pediatric pulmonologist from Children’s Hospital for Lung Diseases and Belgrade Principal Investigator Zorica Zivkovic.

Overall results of our investigation in Republic of Serbia have been published in the World Journal of Pediatrics. (Živkovi? Z, Vukašinovi? Z, Cerovi? S, Radulovi? S, Živanovi? S, Pani? E, Hadnjadjev M, Adžovi? O. Prevalence of childhood asthma and allergies in Serbia and Montenegro. World J Pediatr 2010; 6(4):331-336.)

Results of ISAAC Phase 3 Belgrade Center were published in the national paediatric journal. (Živkovi? Z. Prevalence of Childhood Asthma, Rhinitis and Eczema in Belgrade area and Serbia. Child Pulmol 2002; 1-2:27-43.)

ISAAC Phase 3 in Belgrade gave us important figures on epidemiology of asthma and allergies representing the very first and for many years the only one statistical data on asthma and childhood allergies prevalence rate.

We are sharing here some of our results from Belgrade Center.
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