Asthma and asthma-related symptoms in 16 789 Chinese children in relation to pet keeping and parental atopy

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 207-213

  Dong, Guang Hui ^a   Ding, Hai Long ^a   Ma, Ya Nan ^a   Jin, G ^a   Cao, Ying ^a   Zhao, Ya Dong ^a   He, Qin Cheng ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Parental atopy; Pets

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; CHINA; CHINESE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COUGHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PET ANIMAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MALE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 45749146550     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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