International patterns of tuberculosis and the prevalence of symptoms of asthma, rhinitis, and eczema

Thorax

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 449-453

  Von Mutius, Erika ^a   Pearce, Neil ^b   Beasley, Richard ^b   Cheng, Soo ^b   Von Ehrenstein, Ondine ^a   Björkstén, Bengt ^c   Weiland, Stephan ^d  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; ECZEMA; EUROPE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RHINITIS; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0034028869     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.55.6.449     Document Type: Article

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