Reduced risk of physician-diagnosed asthma among children dwelling in a farming environment

Respirology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 692-699

  Midodzi, William K ^a   Rowe, Brian H ^a   Majaesic, Carina M ^a   Senthilselvan, Ambikaipakan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Farming; NLSCY; Rural; Urban

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BOOTSTRAPPING; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RURAL AREA;

AGRICULTURE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 34548673554     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01134.x     Document Type: Article

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