Susceptibility of asthmatic children to respiratory infection

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 441-447

  Pereira, Júlio C R ^a,c   Escuder, Maria Mercedes L ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DANTE PAZZANESE DE CARDIOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b Inst Saude Secretaria S   (Brazil)

^c Praca Com Manoel de Melo Pimenta   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asthma, complications; Case control studies; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PNEUMONIA; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PNEUMONIA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031244038     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0034-89101997000600001     Document Type: Article

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