Prevalence of asthma and risk factors for asthma-like symptoms in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in the northern territories of Canada

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 139-145

  Gao, Zhiwei ^a   Rowe, Brian H ^a   Majaesic, Carina ^a   O'Hara, Cindy ^a   Senthilselvan, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginals; Asthma; Children; Remote area; Risk factors; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING HABIT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; WHEEZING;

EID: 45849104216     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2008/302407     Document Type: Article

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