Continued increase in the prevalence of asthma and atopy

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 20-23

  Downs, S H ^a   Marks, G B ^a   Sporik, R ^a   Belosouva, E G ^a   Car, N G ^b   Peat, J K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0035175527     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.84.1.20     Document Type: Article

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