Social and economic impact of childhood asthma

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 874-879

  Lodha, Rakesh ^b   Puranik, Madhavi ^b   Kattal, Namita ^b   Kabra, S K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Childhood asthma; Economic impact; Social impact

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIET RESTRICTION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLAY; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS;

EID: 0141857371     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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