Association between children's household living conditions and eczema in the Polokwane area, South Africa

Health and Place

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 323-335

  Wichmann, Janine ^a   Wolvaardt, Jacqueline E ^a   Maritz, Chantelle ^a   Voyi, Kuku V V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Children; Eczema; Household; International study of asthma and allergies in childhood; South Africa

Indexed keywords

COAL; PARAFFIN; TOBACCO SMOKE;

CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; MODEL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SMOKE; SYMPTOM; TOBACCO;

ARTICLE; ECZEMA; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GAS; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

AFRICA; LIMPOPO; POLOKWANE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 36749003834     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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