Risk factors and prevalence of asthma or atopic dermatitis in young children by a questionnaire survey

Journal of Nippon Medical School

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 167-171

  Kawada, Tomoyuki ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Altitude; Asthma in young children; Atopic dermatitis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; FEMALE; GENDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; JAPAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

AGE FACTORS; ALTITUDE; ASTHMA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 3142512433     PISSN: 13454676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1272/jnms.71.167     Document Type: Article

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