Early respiratory and skin symptoms in relation to ethnic background: The importance of socioeconomic status; The PIAMA study

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 482-488

  Koopman, L P ^a   Neijens, H J ^a   Wijga, A ^b   Smit, H A ^b   De Jongste, J C ^a   Kerkhof, M ^c   Gerritsen, J ^c   Vos, A P H ^d   Van Strien, R T ^d   Brunekreef, B ^d  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RISK FACTOR; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HOUSE CALLS; HOUSING; HUMANS; INFANT; NETHERLANDS; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; SKIN DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0036900250     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.87.6.482     Document Type: Article

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