Prevalence and risk factors of allergies in turkey (PARFAIT): Results of a multicentre cross-sectional study in adults

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 724-733

  Kurt, E ^a   Metintas, S ^a   Basyigit, I ^b   Bulut, I ^c   Coskun, E ^d   Dabak, S ^e   Deveci, F ^f   Fidan, F ^g   Kaynar, H ^h   Uzaslan, E Kunt ⁱ   Onbasi, K ^j   Ozkurt, S ^k   Karakis, G Pasaoglu ^l   Sahan, S ^m   Sahin, U ⁿ   Oguzulgen, K ^o   Yildiz, F ^o   Mungan, D ^o   Yorgancioglu, A ^o   Gemicioglu, B ^o   Kalyoncu, A Fuat ^o   more..

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^f FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^g AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^h ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

ⁱ ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^j YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^k PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^l ACIBADEM HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^m State Hospital   (Turkey)

ⁿ SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^o Turkish Thoracic Society   (Turkey)

more..

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Prevalence; Risk factors; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BIOMASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEATING; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOULD; PARENT; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TURKEY (BIRD); URBAN AREA; WHEEZING; WOOD;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OCCUPATIONS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 63849288951     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00082207     Document Type: Article

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