Prevalence and severity of asthma, rhinitis, and eczema in Singapore schoolchildren

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 131-135

  Goh, D Y T ^a   Chew, F T ^a   Quek, S C ^a   Lee, B W ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asthma; Eczema; Prevalence; Rhinitis; Severity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECZEMA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENDER; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASH; RHINITIS; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL STATUS; WHEEZING;

EID: 0030022574     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.74.2.131     Document Type: Article

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