Prevalence, impact, and trends in childhood disability due to asthma

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 287-293

  Newacheck, Paul W ^a,b   Halfon, Neal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PLAY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PARENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034009878     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.154.3.287     Document Type: Article

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