Burden of wheezing illness among U.S. children reported by parents not to have asthma

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 437-443

  Silver, Ellen Johnson ^a   Crain, Ellen F ^a   Weiss, Kevin B ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Atopy; Bronchial hyperreactivity; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SLEEP DISORDER; SPEECH; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; WHEEZING;

EID: 0031755760     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770909809048952     Document Type: Article

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