Towards improving the accuracy of diagnosing asthma in early childhood

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 138-145

  Schönberger, Hubert ^a,c   van Schayck, Onno ^a   Muris, Jean ^a   Bor, Hans ^b   van den Hoogen, Henk ^b   Knottnerus, André ^a   van Weel, Chris ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma; General practice; Prediction; Risk factors; Wheeze

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NETHERLANDS; ONSET AGE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT INFORMATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REGISTRATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINUSITIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; WHEEZING;

EID: 19944426669     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13814780409044301     Document Type: Article

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