Increasing prevalence of wheeze and asthma in Nottingham primary schoolchildren 1988-1995

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1324-1328

  Venn, A ^a,b   Lewis, S ^a   Cooper, M ^a   Hill, J ^a   Britton, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Prevalence; Wheeze

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS;

EID: 0031836325     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11061324     Document Type: Article

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