Prevalence and socioeconomic associations of asthma and allergic rhinitis in northern Africa

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 756-762

  Georgy, V ^a   Fahim, H I ^b   El Gaafary, M ^b   Walters, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Allerigic rhinitis; Asthma epidemiology; Cairo; Population health; Socioeconomic; Wheeze

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EGYPT; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PET ANIMAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WHEEZING; ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; CHILD; EYE; HAY FEVER; LUNG; NOSE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERENNIAL RHINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; EGYPT; EYE; HUMANS; LUNG; NOSE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33847338884     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.06.00089005     Document Type: Article

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