Prevalence and impact of asthma in children, Georgia, 2000

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 242-248

  Mellinger Birdsong, Anne K ^a,b,c   Powell, Kenneth E ^a,e   Iatridis, Teresa ^b   Bason, James ^d  

^a GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES   (United States)

^b Amer Lung Assoc of Georgia Inc   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e Georgia Division of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037377334     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(02)00642-6     Document Type: Article

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