Atopic diseases and social status of school beginners in the federal state of Brandenburg, Germany. Trend analysis 1994-2000;Atopische erkrankungen und soziale lage bei einschulungskindern im land brandenburg: Trendanalyse 1994-2000

Monatsschrift fur Kinderheilkunde

Volumn 150, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 839-847

  Ellsasser G ^a   Diepgen, T L ^b  

^a LASV ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atopic diseases; Social status; Trend analysis; Underdiagnosis

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; GERMANY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PARENT; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SCREENING; SOCIAL STATUS; SYMPTOM;

EID: 23944475899     PISSN: 00269298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00112-001-0344-4     Document Type: Article

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