A comparison of risk factors for wheeze and recurrent cough in preschool children

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 162, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 345-350

  Hermann, Christian ^a,b,d   Westergaard, Tine ^a   Pedersen, Bo V ^a   Wohlfahrt, Jan ^a   Høst, Arne ^c   Melbye, Mads ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Asthma; Child; Cough; Diagnosis; Health surveys; Questionnaires; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTAL MAIL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WHEEZING; ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; DENMARK; HOUSING; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUGH; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOUSING; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 23944488851     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi212     Document Type: Article

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