Childhood asthma in the highlands of Scotland - Morbidity and school absence

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 18-21

  Austin, Jane B ^a,b   Selvaraj, S ^b   Russell, G ^b  

^a RAIGMORE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic diseases; Asthma; Child; Deprivation; Quality of life; School absence; Wheeze

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PARENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP DISORDER; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; WHEEZING;

EID: 1542284729     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003693300404900105     Document Type: Article

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