Prevalence of possible undiagnosed asthma and associated morbidity among urban schoolchildren

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 735-742

  Joseph, C L M ^a   Foxman, B ^a   Leickly, F E ^a   Peterson, E ^a   Ownby, D ^a  

^a Biostatist and Res Epidemiology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; ECZEMA; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0030367687     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(96)70158-0     Document Type: Article

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