Prevalence of childhood asthma and control in children assessed in a pilot school-based intervention programme in Singapore

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 353-358

  Yang, K S ^a   Ng, T P ^b   Kwang, Y P ^c   Thilagaratnam, Shyamala ^c   Wong, C S ^c   Chia, Frances ^c  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c School Health Service   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asthma; Childhood; Control; Prevalence; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ASTHMA; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SINGAPORE;

EID: 34247868714     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01079.x     Document Type: Article

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