Prevalence of childhood asthma in Korea: International study of asthma and allergies in childhood

Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Research

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 61-64

  Lee, Sang Il ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asthma; Child; Korea

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TREND STUDY;

EID: 77952778393     PISSN: 20927355     EISSN: 20927363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4168/aair.2010.2.2.61     Document Type: Review

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