Prevalence and severity of asthma symptoms in children of the Tehran-ISAAC study

Pediatric Asthma, Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 244-250

  Masjedi, Mohammad Reza ^a   Fadaizadeh, Lida ^a   Najafizadeh, Katayoon ^a   Dokouhaki, Pouneh ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH; URBAN AREA; WHEEZING;

EID: 13544252793     PISSN: 08831874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pai.2004.17.244     Document Type: Article

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