The september epidemic of asthma in Israel

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 652-655

  Scheuerman, Oded ^a,c   Meyerovitch, Joseph ^b,c   Marcus, Nufar ^a,c   Hoffer, Vered ^a,c   Batt, Erez ^b   Garty, Ben Zion ^a,c  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b Research and Health Planning Department   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Epidemics; School; September

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ISRAEL; KINDERGARTEN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY VIRUS; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL STRESS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HOLIDAYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; ISRAEL; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; SCHOOLS; SEASONS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 70249120331     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900902963102     Document Type: Article

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