Risk factors for asthma and allergy associated with urban migration: background and methodology of a cross-sectional study in Afro-Ecuadorian school children in Northeastern Ecuador (Esmeraldas-SCAALA Study)

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Risk factors for asthma and allergy associated with urban migration: background and methodology of a cross-sectional study in Afro-Ecuadorian school children in Northeastern Ecuador (Esmeraldas-SCAALA Study)

Philip J Cooper^*, Martha E Chico, Maritza G Vaca, Alejandro Rodriguez, Neuza M Alcântara-Neves, Bernd Genser, Lain P de Carvalho, Renato T Stein, Alvaro A Cruz, Laura C Rodrigues and Mauricio L Barreto

* Corresponding author: Philip J Cooper pcooper@ecnet.ec

BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2006, 6:24 doi:10.1186/1471-2466-6-24

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Original Submission - Version 1	Manuscript		18 Aug 2006
Editor's comment		Editor's comment	08 Sep 2006
Editorial acceptance			08 Sep 2006
Published			13 Sep 2006

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