Crowding: Risk factor or protective factor for lower respiratory disease in young children?

BMC Public Health

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages 1-8

  Cardoso, Maria Regina Alves ^a   Cousens, Simon Nicholas ^b   De Góes Siqueira, Luiz Fernando ^a   Alves, Fátima Maria ^a,c   D'Angelo, Luiz Antônio V ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Instituto Clemente Ferreira   (Brazil)

^d Instituto de Saude   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROWDING; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HYGIENE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MEASLES; PEDIATRICS; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; ROOM VENTILATION; TH2 CELL; WHEEZING;

EID: 4544256863     PISSN: 14712458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-4-19     Document Type: Article

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