Risk factors for asthma admissions in children

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 295-301

  Gaspar, Ângela P ^a   Morais Almeida, Mário A ^a   Pires, Graça C ^a   Prates, Sara R ^a   Câmara, Rita A ^a   Godinho, Nila M ^a   Arêde, Cristina S ^a   Rosado Pinto, José E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DONA ESTEFÂNIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TEST; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ACUTE DISEASE; AMBULATORY CARE; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN TESTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0036726575     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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