Prevalence of asthma and wheeze in primary school children in Northern Jordan

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 227-231

  Abuekteish, F ^a   Alwash, R ^a   Hassan, M ^a   Daoud, A S ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; DUST; ECZEMA; EXERCISE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WHEEZING;

EID: 0029814886     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724936.1996.11747831     Document Type: Article

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