Prevalence of self-perceived allergic diseases and risk factors in Italian adolescents

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 578-584

  Brescianini, Sonia ^a   Brunetto, Barbara ^a   Iacovacci, Patrizia ^a   D'Ippolito, Cristina ^a   Alberti, Giuseppina ^b   Schirru, Maria Antonietta ^b   Stazi, Maria Antonietta ^a   Pini, Carlo ^a   Di Felice, Gabriella ^a   Barletta, Bianca ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b Italian National Health Service   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Allergic diseases; Comorbidity; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ECZEMA; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL SMOKING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 69249142707     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2008.00793.x     Document Type: Article

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