Prevalence of childhood asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema in Urumqi and Beijing

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 128-133

  Zhao, T B ^a,c   Wang, H J ^a   Chen, Y Z ^a   Xiao, M L ^b   Duo, L K ^b   Liu, G ^b   Lau, Y L ^c   Karlberg, J ^c  

^a CAPITAL INSTITUTE OF PEDIATRICS   (China)

^b No 1 Affiliated Hospital   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Allergic thiniris; Allergy; Asthma; Childhood; China; Eczema; Epidemiology; ISAAC

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP DISORDER; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CHINA; DATA COLLECTION; ECZEMA; HONG KONG; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RISK FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0034068365     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2000.00457.x     Document Type: Article

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