Epidemiology of asthma in childhood - An international comparison;EPIDEMIOLOGIE VON ASTHMA IM KINDESALTER IM INTERNATIONALEN VERGLEICH

Allergologie

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 234-243

  Wjst, M ^a  

^a GSF Forschungszentrum F Umwelt G ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

allergy; asthma; prevalence; reason

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMANY; HUMAN; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030010999     PISSN: 03445062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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