Gender differences in respiratory, nasal and skin symptoms: 6-7 versus 13-14-year-old children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-149

  Wieringa, M H ^a   Weyler, J J ^a   Van Bever, H P ^a   Nelen, V J ^b   Vermeire, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b Provincial Institute of Hygiene   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Eczema; Epidemiology; Gender; Hay fever; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NOSE DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BELGIUM; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; SEX FACTORS; SINUSITIS; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 0032976802     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035259950170295     Document Type: Article

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