Asthma: An increasing problem in children?

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 141-147

  Vangveeravong, Mukda ^a  

^a QUEEN SIRIKIT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREVALENCE; THAILAND;

EID: 0032464474     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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