Incidence rates of asthma, rhinitis and eczema symptoms and influential factors in young children in Sweden

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1210-1215

  Larsson, M ^a   Hagerhed Engman L ^b   Sigsgaard, T ^c   Janson, S ^a   Sundell, J ^d,e   Bornehag, C G ^a,b,d  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma allergy; Baseline group; Children; Incidence; Influential factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN;

ASTHMA; CHILD; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 49349108396     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00910.x     Document Type: Article

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