Prevalence and severity of symptoms of asthma, allergic rhinitis, and eczema in 10- to 15-year-old schoolchildren in Central Taiwan

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-5

  Chiang, Li Chi ^a   Chen, Yu Huan ^a   Hsueh, Kai Chung ^b   Huang, Jing Long ^c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SCHOOLS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STUDENTS; TAIWAN;

EID: 34250836836     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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