Is there an increase in the prevalence of allergic diseases among schoolchildren from the Aegean region of Turkey?

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 410-414

  Demir, Esen ^a   Tanaç, Remziye ^a   Can, Demet ^b,d   Gülen, Figen ^a   Yenigün, Ayşe ^c   Aksakal, Kerem ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Behcet Uz Children's Hospital   (Turkey)

^c ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 27644593287     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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