Asthma and hayfever in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children living in non-remote rural towns

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 10-13

  Downs, S H ^a   Marks, G B ^a   Belosouva, E G ^a   Peat, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; AUSTRALIA; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; WHEEZING;

EID: 0035796542     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2001.tb143503.x     Document Type: Article

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