The prevalence of asthma and wheezing illnesses amongst 10-year-old schoolchildren

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 163-169

  Kurukulaaratchy, R J ^a   Fenn, M ^a   Twiselton, R ^a   Matthews, S ^a   Arshad, S H ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergy; Bronchial hyper responsiveness; Childhood asthma; Lung function; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY;

ALLERGY; ANTIBODY SCREENING; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN TEST; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WHEEZING;

EID: 0036490914     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rmed.2001.1236     Document Type: Article

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