The prevalence of allergic diseases among Croatian school children according to the ISAAC Phase One questionnaire

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Munivrana, Helena ^a,f   Vorko Jovic, Ariana ^b   Munivrana, Stefanija ^c   Kursar, Marin ^c   Medlobi Gluhak, Marija ^d   Vlahek, Pavao ^e  

^a Varazdin General Hospital   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c Department of Internal Medicine   (Croatia)

^d General Practice Office   (Croatia)

^e Special Medical Rehabilitation Hospital Vara dinske Toplice   (Croatia)

^f SREBRNJAK CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopic dermatitis; Environment; Epidemiology; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROATIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CROATIA; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL;

EID: 36148981818     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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