Asthma and allergy avoidance knowledge and behavior in postpartum women

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-42

  Joyce, David P ^a   Chapman, Kenneth R ^c   Balter, Meyer ^b   Kesten, Steven ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR; BREAST FEEDING; ECZEMA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 0030839738     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)63081-5     Document Type: Article

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