The prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema in north of Iran: The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC)

Iranian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 117-122

  Mohammadzadeh, Iraj ^a   Ghafari, Javad ^b   Savadkoohi, Rahim Barari ^a   Tamaddoni, Ahmad ^a   Dooki, Mohamad Reza Esmaeili ^a   Navaei, Reza Alizadeh ^a  

^a BABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Atopic dermatitis; Eczema; ISAAC; Students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECZEMA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRURITUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPEECH DISORDER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WHEEZING;

EID: 46249097152     PISSN: 10184406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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