Prevalence and risk factors of allergies in Turkey: Results of a multicentric cross-sectional study in children

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 566-574

  Kurt, Emel ^a,b   Metintas, Selma ^a   Basyigit, Ilknur ^c   Bulut, Ismet ^d   Coskun, Evsen ^e   Dabak, Sennur ^f   Deveci, Figen ^g   Fidan, Fatma ^h   Kaynar, Hasan ⁱ   Uzaslan, Esra Kunt ^j   Onbasi, Kevser ^k   Ozkurt, Sibel ^l   Pasaoglu, Gulden ^m   Sahan, Sami ⁿ   Sahin, Unal ^o   Oguzulgen, Kivilcim ^b   Yildiz, Fusun ^b   Mungan, Dilsad ^b   Yorgancioglu, Arzu ^b   Gemicioglu, Bilun ^b   Fuat Kalyoncu, A ^b   more..

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Turkish Thoracic Society   (Turkey)

^c KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^f ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^g FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^h AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

ⁱ ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^j ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^k YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^l PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^m ACIBADEM HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

ⁿ State Hospital   (Turkey)

^o SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

more..

Author keywords

Allergic diseases; Asthma; Climate; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATOPY; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CLIMATE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CENTER; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLIMATE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 36248984329     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2007.00551.x     Document Type: Article

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