Lower prevalence of asthma and atopy in Turkish children living in Germany

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 577-582

  Kabesch, M ^a   Schaal, W ^a   Nicolai, T ^a   Von Mutius, E ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Childhood; Ethnicity; Prevalence; Turkish

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GERMANY; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; LIFESTYLE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032927950     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.99.13357799     Document Type: Article

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