Risk factors associated with bronchial asthma in school going children of rural Haryana

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 103-106

  Pokharel, P K ^b   Kabra, S K ^a   Kapoor, S K ^a   Pandey, R M ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; Childhood asthma; Cross ventilation; Passive smoking; Pets; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035258897     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02722022     Document Type: Article

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