Risk factors associated with childhood asthma

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 299-302

  Majeed, Rehana ^a,c   Rajar, Uzma D M ^a   Shaikh, Naheed ^a   Majeed, Farrukh ^b   Arain, Aijaz A ^a  

^a ISRA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^c NONE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Childhood; Risk factor; Smoking; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URBAN AREA; WEANING;

ASTHMA; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PAKISTAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 48049086361     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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