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Local Publications

The following publications used ISAAC data from the Salvador centre:

  • Solé D, Melo KC, Camelo-Nunes IC, Freitas LS, Britto M, Rosário NA, Jones M, Fischer GB, Naspitz CK. Changes in the prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases among Brazilian schoolchildren (13-14 years old): comparison between ISAAC Phases One and Three. J Trop Pediatr.2007 Feb;53(1):13-21.Epub Sep 2006.
  • Franco JM, Gurgel R, Sole D, França VL, Brabin B and the Brazilian Isaac Group. Socio-environmental conditions and geographical variability of asthma prevalence in Northeast Brazil Allergol Immunopathol (Madr). 2009; 37(3):116-121

Salvador Centre

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Centre:Salvador, Brasil ( Latin America )
Principal Investigator:Associate Professor Leda de Freitas Souza
Age Groups:13-14Timeframe:
Sampling Frame:All schools in the urban area of Salvador.
Phase OneView Centre DetailsPhase TwoPhase Three
Centre:Salvador, Brasil ( Latin America )
Principal Investigator:Associate Professor Leda de Freitas Souza
Age Groups:13-14, 6-7Timeframe:November 2001 to September 2002
Sampling Frame:All schools in the Salvador area.

Personnel

Associate Professor Leda de Freitas Souza

Faculty of Medicine
Universidade Federal da Bahia
Rua Alm. Ernesto Mello Jr. 79 (Pituba)
Salvador 41820-060
Brasil

Roles:

  • Phase One Principal Investigator for Salvador
  • Phase Three Principal Investigator for Salvador

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The ISAAC Programme formally finished in December 2012. The Global Asthma Network was founded in 2012 and will extend the work of ISAAC in the asthma field.

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