Symptoms of asthma and atopic disorders in preschool children: Prevalence and risk factors

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 174-179

  Wong, G W K ^a   Leung, T F ^a   Ma, Y ^b   Liu, E K H ^a   Yung, E ^a   Lai, C K W ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CAPITAL INSTITUTE OF PEDIATRICS   (China)

Author keywords

Asthma; Preschool children; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; KINDERGARTEN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM; WHEEZING;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33846446007     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2007.02649.x     Document Type: Article

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