Asthma and respiratory symptoms among school children in United Arab Emirates

Allergie et Immunologie

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 159-163

  Al Maskari, F ^a   Bener, A ^a   Al Kaabi, A ^a,b   Al Suwaidi, N ^a,b   Norman, N ^a,c   Brebner, J ^a,c  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Ministry of Health United Arab Emirates   (United Arab Emirates)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age 6 13 years; Asthma; Respiratory Symptoms; Schoolchildren; United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; COUGH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 0034037634     PISSN: 03979148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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