Respiratory symptoms and duration of residence in immigrant teenagers living in Melbourne, Australia

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 159-162

  Powell, C V E ^a   Nolan, T M ^c   Carlin, J B ^c   Bennett, C M ^c   Johnson, P D R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; Environmental factors; Prevalence; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; WHEEZING;

EID: 0032813840     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.81.2.159     Document Type: Article

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