Stable prevalence of asthma symptoms in school-aged children in the Torres Strait region

Respirology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 447-451

  Valery, Patricia C ^a,f   Chang, Anne B ^b,e   Masters, Ian B ^b   Stirling, Janelle ^c   Laifoo, Yancy ^d   Twist, Aletia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area Health Service District   (Australia)

^e MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

Asthma; Childhood; Indigenous

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; COUGHING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; STUDENTS;

EID: 41849107188     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01239.x     Document Type: Article

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