Regional variations in risk factors for asthma in school children

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 321-326

  Lawson, Joshua A ^a,b   Rennie, Donna C ^a   Senthilselvan, Ambikaipakan ^b   Cockcroft, Donald W ^a   McDuffie, Helen H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Environmental tobacco smoke; Geographical differences; Home mould or dampness; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; MOULD; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PARENT; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 28244475016     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2005/942637     Document Type: Article

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