Prevalence of childhood asthma, rhinitis and eczema in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 432-437

  Bjorksten B ^a,k   Dumitrascu, D ^b   Foucard, T ^c   Khetsuriani, N ^d   Khaitov, R ^e   Leja, M ^f   Lis, G ^g   Pekkanen, J ^h   Priftanji, A ⁱ   Riikjarv M A ^j  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Dept of Epidemiol and Immunogen ^*  (Georgia)

^e INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^f Human Ecology Institute   (Latvia)

^g JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^h NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CENTER MOTHER TERESA   (Albania)

^j Tallinn's Children Hospital   (Estonia)

^k LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

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Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Eczema; Hypersensitivity; Prevalence; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; EASTERN EUROPE; ECZEMA; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINITIS; SCANDINAVIA; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; ECZEMA; EUROPE, EASTERN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RHINITIS; SCANDINAVIA; SEASONS;

EID: 0031867291     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12020432     Document Type: Article

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