Factors associated with difference in prevalence of asthma in children from three cities in China: Multicentre epidemiological survey

British Medical Journal

Volumn 329, Issue 7464, 2004, Pages 486-488

  Wong, Gary W K ^a   Ko, Fanny W S ^a   Hui, David S C ^a   Fok, Tai F ^a   Carr, David ^b   Von Mutius, Erika ^b   Zhong, Nan S ^c   Chen, Yu Z ^d   Lai, Christopher K W ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CAPITAL INSTITUTE OF PEDIATRICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHINA; CITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; COTTON; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; SENSITIZATION; SHORT SURVEY; SYMPTOM; VEGETABLE; WHEEZING;

EID: 4344658996     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.329.7464.486     Document Type: Short Survey

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