Snoring and its association with asthma in Indigenous children living in the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 461-465

  Valery, P C ^a,c   Masters, I B ^b   Chang, A B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Childhood; Indigenous; Snoring

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MALE; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SNORING; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POVERTY; POVERTY AREAS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SNORING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 4043090659     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2004.00428.x     Document Type: Review

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