Prevalence of asthma, eczema and allergic rhinitis: Two surveys, 6 years apart, in Kota Bharu, Malaysia

Respirology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 244-249

  Quah, Ban Seng ^a   Wan Pauzi, I ^a   Ariffin, N ^a   Mazidah, A R ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Eczema; Prevalence; Rhinoconjunctivitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; ECZEMA; EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; PHASE 1 INTERNATIONAL STUDY OF ASTHMA AND ALLERGIES IN CHILDHOOD PREVALENCE WRITTEN QUESTIONNAIRE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIDEO QUESTIONNAIRE; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SCHOOLS;

EID: 18344385529     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2005.00645.x     Document Type: Review

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