Clinically diagnosed childhood asthma and follow-up of symptoms in a Swedish case control study

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 6, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Roel, Eduardo ^a   Faresjö, Åshild ^a   Zetterström, Olle ^a   Trell, Erik ^a   Faresjö, Tomas ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECZEMA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SWEDEN; SYMPTOM; URBAN POPULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COHORT STUDIES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SWEDEN;

EID: 21844455250     PISSN: 14712296     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-6-16     Document Type: Article

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