Surveying the prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema in school-children in Khon Kaen, Northeastern Thailand using the ISAAC questionnaire: Phase III

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 175-181

  Teeratakulpisarn, Jamaree ^a   Wiangnon, Surapon ^a   Kosalaraksa, Pope ^a   Heng, Sureeporn ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; THAILAND; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIDEORECORDING; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; ECZEMA; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; THAILAND;

EID: 14844358491     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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