%0 Journal Article %T A Comparison of the Academic Performance and Intelligence Scores of Asthmatic and Nonasthmatic Primary School Pupils in Enugu State, Nigeria %A Obinna Chukwuebuka Nduagubam %J Archive of "Nigerian Medical Journal : Journal of the Nigeria Medical Association". %D 2019 %R 10.4103/nmj.NMJ_1_19 %X Children with asthma (subjects), just as their non asthmatic colleagues, are expected to perform optimally academically and with a good intelligent score. A number of activities in children with asthma may be affected by asthmatic attacks including their education/academic performance. Report on academic performance and IQ of school children with asthma and comparisons with those without asthma (controls) within and outside Nigeria are scanty %K Academic performance %K asthma %K children %K intelligence quotient %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6677004/