Why are some children with early onset of asthma getting better over the years? - Diagnostic failure or salutogenetic factors

International Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 348-357

  Roel, Eduardo ^a   Zetterström, Olle ^a   Trell, Erik ^a   Faresjö, Tomas ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asthma diagnosis; Childhood asthma; Diagnose setting; Follow up; Salutogenetic factors

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIRTH; BRONCHOSPASM; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEREDITY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MOULD; PARENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SWEDEN;

EID: 74549188942     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14491907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijms.6.348     Document Type: Article

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