Abstract
The aim of this study was to estimate prevalence of asthma in adults at industrial city Tomsk. A total of 2000 responders aged 18 to 75 yrs participated in the study. Prevalence of asthma-like symptoms was estimated using the standardized questionnaire ECRHS. Two hundred patients with asthma-like symptoms underwent clinical, functional, and allergological examination. Asthma-like symptoms were revealed in 37.8 % of the studied population. Prevalence of asthma was 9.8 %. These findings significantly exceed official data. Asthma was newly diagnosed in 60 % of symptomatic adults that is evidence of late detection of the disease.
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