Asthma epidemiology: Clues and puzzles

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 18, 1999, Pages 31-33

  Mitchell, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; INFANT; INFECTION; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; ARTICLE; ASTHMA;

ASTHMA; CHILD; HUMANS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0032998447     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0496(1999)27:18+<31::AID-PPUL11>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Conference Paper

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