International patterns of the prevalence of pediatric asthma: The ISAAC program

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 539-553

  Beasley, Richard ^a,b   Ellwood, Philippa ^c   Asher, Innes ^c  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NEW ZEALAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; PARACETAMOL;

ASTHMA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; WHEEZING;

EID: 0038386705     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-3955(03)00050-6     Document Type: Review

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