Childhood asthma in four regions in Scandinavia: Risk factors and avoidance effects

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 610-619

  Forsberg, B ^a   Pekkanen, J ^b   Clench Aas, J ^c   Martensson M B ^d   St Jernberg, N ^e   Bartonova, A ^c   Timonen, K L ^b   Skerfving, S ^f  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d Malmohus County Council   (Sweden)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^f LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Avoidance; Childhood asthma; Home dampness; Passive smoking; Pets

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MALE; MOULD; NORMAL HUMAN; NORWAY; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SWEDEN; URBAN POPULATION;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; COUGH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SCANDINAVIA; SEX FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; CHILDREN'S HEALTH; HEALTH RISK; HOME DAMPNESS; PASSIVE SMOKING; RISK FACTOR;

SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 0030617648     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/26.3.610     Document Type: Article

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