Prevalence of asthma among Qatari schoolchildren: International study of asthma and allergies in childhood, Qatar

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 80-86

  Janahi, Ibrahim Ahmed ^a   Bener, Abdulbari ^a   Bush, Andrew ^b  

^a HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Parental asthma; Prevalence; Schoolchildren

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QATAR; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QATAR; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS;

EID: 30944459843     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20331     Document Type: Article

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