Asthma in preschool children: Prevalence and risk factors

Thorax

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 589-595

  Haby, M M ^a   Peat, J K ^b   Marks, G B ^b   Woolcock, A J ^b   Leeder, S R ^c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Preschool children; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIET; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ASTHMA; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034895060     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.56.8.589     Document Type: Article

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