Gender-specific presentations for asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema in primary care

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-35

  Osman, Mustafa ^a,d   Hansell, Anna L ^b   Simpson, Colin R ^a   Hollowell, Jennifer ^c   Helms, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Eczema; Epidemiology; Gender; Sex

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SCOTLAND; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33847621979     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3132/pcrj.2007.00006     Document Type: Article

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