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P T Macklem
Publications - 2
Citations - 188
P T Macklem is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Rural area & Prevalence. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 184 citations.
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Prevalence of exercise induced bronchospasm in Kenyan school children: an urban-rural comparison
L. Ng'ang'a,Joseph Odhiambo,M W Mungai,C M Gicheha,P Nderitu,B Maingi,P T Macklem,Margaret R. Becklake +7 more
TL;DR: The study findings support a view which is gaining increasing credence that the increase in prevalence of childhood asthma associated with urbanisation is the consequence of various harmful environmental exposures acting on increasingly susceptible populations.
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Urban-rural differences in questionnaire-derived markers of asthma in Kenyan school children
J A Odhiambo,L. Ng'ang'a,M W Mungai,C M Gicheha,J. Nyamwaya,Karimi F,P T Macklem,Margaret R. Becklake +7 more
TL;DR: The findings confirm the clinical impression that asthma is an important illness in Kenya and underline the need for the further study of environmental factors amenable to intervention, particularly in urban areas.