Prevalence of asthma symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment in 12–14 year old children across Great Britain (international study of asthma and allergies in childhood, ISAAC UK)

BMJ

Volumn 316, Issue 7125, 1998, Pages 118-124

  Kaur, Balvinder ^a   Anderson, H Ross ^a   Austin, Jane ^b   Burr, Michael ^c   Harkins, Leigh S ^a   Strachan, David P ^a   Warner, John O ^d  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS HIGHLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c Centre for Applied Public Health Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; WAKEFULNESS; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0032501657     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.316.7125.118     Document Type: Article

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