Prevalence of childhood asthma in Istanbul, Turkey

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 570-575

  Ones U ^a   Sapan, N ^a   Somer, A ^a   Disci R ^a   Salman, N ^a   Guler N ^a   Yalcin I ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bronchial asthma; Childhood; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECZEMA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SINUSITIS; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 0030791926     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1997.tb02602.x     Document Type: Article

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