Prevalence and severity of asthma in adolescents in France. Cross-sectional and retrospective analyses of a large population- based sample

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 639-648

  Moreau, D ^a   Ledoux, S ^a   Choquet, M ^a   Annesi Maesano, I ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Health care access; Incidence; Puberty; Smoking; Socio economic factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; FRANCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; FRANCE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0033941847     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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