Prevalence o f asthma and other allergic diseases in an adolescent population: Association with gender and race

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 177-184

  Fagan, Joanne K ^c   Scheff, Peter A ^a   Hryhorczuk, Dan ^c   Ramakrishnan, Viswanathan ^a   Ross, Mary ^b   Persky, Victoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WHEEZING; ADOLESCENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0034745661     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)62688-9     Document Type: Article

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