Prevalence of Childhood Allergic Diseases in Central Taiwan over the Past 15 Years

Pediatrics and Neonatology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-25

  Liao, Pei Fen ^a   Sun, Hai Lun ^a,b   Lu, Ko Hsiu ^b   Lue, Ko Huang ^a,b  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

allergic rhinitis; asthma; atopic eczema; ISAAC; prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; TAIWAN;

EID: 64149123963     PISSN: 18759572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1875-9572(09)60025-5     Document Type: Article

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