Does hospitalization for asthma and allergic diseases occur more frequently in Ramadan fasting: A population based study (2000-2004)

European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 109-112

  Bener, A ^a,b   Colakoglu, B ^c   Mobayed, H ^a   ElHakeem, A R ^d   Al Mulla, A A K ^a   Sabbah, A ^e  

^a HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

^e LABORATOIRE CERBA   (France)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Lung function test; Population study; Ramadan fasting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOSLEM; RHINITIS; SPIROMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; FASTING; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INCIDENCE; ISLAM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 33646688419     PISSN: 03979148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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