Urban-rural differences in the prevalence of atopic diseases in the general population in Lodz Province (Poland)

Postepy Dermatologii i Alergologii

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 249-256

  Kupryś Lipińska, Izabela ^a   Elgalal, Anna ^a   Kuna, Piotr ^a  

^a Medical University of Lodz ^*  (Poland)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Atopic dermatitis; Epidemiology; Urban rural differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERENNIAL RHINITIS; POLAND; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN TEST; SPIROMETRY; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 70849127308     PISSN: 1642395X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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