Familial Risk of Allergic Rhinitis and Atopic Dermatitis among Chinese Families in Singapore

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-74

  Lee, J T ^a   Lam, Z C M ^a   Lee, W T ^a   Kuo, L C T ^a   Jayant, V ^a   Singh, G ^a   Lee, Jeannette ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Atopic dermatitis; Atopy; Familial study; Singapore

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CHINESE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FATHER; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MOTHER; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SINGAPORE;

EID: 1842762117     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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