Prevalence of asthma in 13-14 yr-old schoolchildren across Israel

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 725-729

  Shohat, T ^a,b,e   Golan, G ^a   Tamir, R ^c   Green, M S ^a,b   Livne, I ^d   Davidson, Y ^a   Harari, G ^a   Garty, B Z ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d Israeli Ministry of Education   (Israel)

^e GERTNER INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Asthma; International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood; Prevalence; Schoolchildren

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASTHMA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STUDENTS;

EID: 0034117231     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15d16.x     Document Type: Article

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