Prevalence of bronchial asthma and risk factors in young adults in the Flemish region

Persons :

• Prof. dr.  VERMEIRE Paul - Universiteit Antwerpen (UA)
  Financed belgian partner
  Duration: 30/11/1990-30/11/1994
  

Description :

This research stems from a concerted and comparative action agreed by the COMAC-Epid (DG XII) of the European Commission.

The goal of this study is:

- to evaluate the prevalence of asthma, "asthmalike" symptoms, allergy and bonchial surexcitation;
- to evaluate the differences of exposition to risksfactors (known or presumed), their correlation with asthma and their effect on prevalence differences;
- to investigate asthma treatments.

The study will be made on a group of young adults between 20 and 44 years old (male and female).