Clinical observation between chronic sustained cough with asthma and childhood inguinal hernia

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 275-277

  Ma, Hui Ru ^a   Yang, Yao Hsu ^b   Chiang, Bor Luen ^b  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asthma; Child; Inguinal hernia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; BIRTH; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COUGHING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INGUINAL HERNIA; LIGATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION; RISK; SUTURE; TAIWAN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COUGH; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0347655106     PISSN: 02532662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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