Time trends in the prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases over 7 years among adolescents in Guangzhou city

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 86, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 1014-1020

  Wang, Hong Yu ^a   Zheng, Jin Ping ^a   Zhong, Nan Shan ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Anaphylaxis; Eczema; Respiratory tract diseases

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHINA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; ECZEMA; EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; URBAN POPULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33745464537     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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