The burden of asthma in children: An Asian perspective

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 14-19

  Singh, Meenu ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Asia; Asthma; Burden of asthma; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ASIAN; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISABILITY; ETHNOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ASIA; ASTHMA; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 13544269515     PISSN: 15260542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2004.11.003     Document Type: Review

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