Socioclinical profile of children with asthma in Al-Majmaah Health Province

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 847-851

  Al Ghamdy, Yasser S ^a   Al Haddad, Nasir S ^b   Abdelgadir, Muzamil H ^c   Qureshi, Naseem A ^d   Saleh, Mahmood A ^e   Khalil, Mohamed M ^f  

^a King Saud Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Primary Health Care Administration   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Cont Med Educ and Comm Services ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

^d Buraidah Mental Health Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^e King Fahd Specialist Hospital Buraidah   (Saudi Arabia)

^f Department of Research Unit   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Childhood asthma; Impact; Life style; Optimal treatment; Prevention; Socioclinical profile

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFANT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA;

AGE FACTORS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIFE STYLE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 0034280260     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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