Self-reporting versus parental reporting of acute respiratory symptoms of children and their relation to pulmonary function and air pollution

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 293-299

  Hoek, Gerard ^a   Wypij, David ^b   Brunekreef, Bert ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Agreement; Air pollution; Children; Pulmonary function; Respiratory symptoms

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; COUGHING; EYE IRRITATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0032950034     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/28.2.293     Document Type: Article

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