Prevalence of respiratory symptoms in under 5s: 1993 to 2001

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 516-519

  Linehan, M F ^a,b   Hazell, M L ^b   Frank, T L ^b   Frank, P I ^b  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b General Practice Research Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COUGHING; ECZEMA; FAMILY HISTORY; HAY FEVER; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WHEEZING;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUGH; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS;

EID: 18244401367     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2004.061879     Document Type: Article

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