Severity of childhood asthma by socioeconomic status

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 388-393

  Mielck, A ^a   Reitmeir, P ^a   Wjst, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Health inequalities; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GERMANY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ASTHMA; CHILD; GERMANY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MASS SCREENING; ODDS RATIO; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

ASTHMA; CHILDREN'S HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; SOCIOECONOMIC DISPARITY;

GERMANY;

EID: 0029669705     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/25.2.388     Document Type: Article

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