The epidemiology of childhood asthma in Red Deer and Medicine Hat, Alberta

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 139-146

  Hessel, P A ^a   Klaver, J ^a   Michaelchuk, D ^a   McGhan, S ^a   Carson, M M ^a   Melvin, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childhood asthma; Family history; Indoor environment; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HEREDITY; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL DISEASE; MOULD; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0034945241     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2001/978138     Document Type: Article

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