Trends in asthma prevalence and severity in Omani schoolchildren: Comparison between ISAAC phases I and III

Respirology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 670-673

  Al Rawas, Omar A ^a   Al Riyami, Bazdawi M ^a   Al Maniri, Abdullah A ^a   Al Riyami, Asya A ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Oman)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Allergy; Children; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; OMAN; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 47149103829     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01313.x     Document Type: Article

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