Prevalence and risk factors for childhood asthma in Zonguldak, Turkey

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 397-402

  Tomac, Nazan ^a,b   Demirel, Fatma ^a   Acun, Ceyda ^a   Ayoglu, Ferruh ^a  

^a ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TURKEY; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 27644501851     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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