The prevalence of asthma in children of elementary school age in western New York

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 745-761

  Lwebuga Mukasa, Jamson S ^a   Dunn Georgiou, Elisha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; NEW YORK; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0034527339     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02344035     Document Type: Article

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