The prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis, and atopy in Antalya, Turkey

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 403-409

  Dinmezel, Semra ^a   Ogus, Candan ^a,b   Erengin, Hakan ^a   Cilli, Aykut ^a   Ozbudak, Omer ^a   Ozdemir, Tulay ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RISK FACTOR; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RISK FACTORS; TURKEY; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 27644530912     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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