Prevalence of asthma and asthma-like symptoms in Dalat Highlands, Vietnam

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 294-303

  Sy, D Q ^a   Thanh Binh, M H ^a   Quoc, N T ^a   Hung, N V ^a   Quynh Nhu, D T ^a   Bao, N Q ^a   Khiet, L Q ^a   Hai, T D ^a   Raffard, M ^b   Aelony, Y ^c   Homasson, Jean Paul ^d  

^a Lam Dong Medical College   (Viet Nam)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Centre Hospitalier Specialisé en Pneumologie   (France)

Author keywords

Allergies; Asthma; Asthma like symptoms

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; SALBUTAMOL; THEOPHYLLINE DERIVATIVE; ALLERGEN; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INHALER; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEBULIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRICK TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN TEST; SPIROMETRY; VIET NAM; ANIMAL; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PYROGLYPHIDAE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PYROGLYPHIDAE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VIETNAM;

EID: 34247890237     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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