Prevalence and severity of asthma and wheezing in an adolescent population

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 118, Issue 2-4, 1999, Pages 245-246

  Baena Cagnani, C E ^a,b   Patino C M ^a   Cuello, M N ^a   Minervini, M C ^a   Fernandez A M ^a   Garip, E A ^a   Salvucci, K D ^a   Sancho, M L ^a   Corelli, S ^a   Gomez R M ^a  

^a Hospital Infantil Municipal de Cordoba   (Argentina)

^b NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Asthma; International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood; Prevalence, asthma; Severity, asthma; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARGENTINA; ASTHMA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; WHEEZING;

EID: 0032915173     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000024087     Document Type: Conference Paper

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