Asthma and respiratory symptoms in 6-7 yr old Italian children: Gender, latitude, urbanization and socioeconomic factors

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1780-1786

  Renzoni, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma; Child; Chronic bronchitis; Epidemiology; Social class; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBANIZATION; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBANIZATION;

EID: 0009678922     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10081780     Document Type: Article

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