International study of asthma and allergies in childhood: Phase 3 in the Syrian Arab Republic;Étude internationale de l'asthme et des allergies de l'enfant: Phase 3 en République arabe syrienne

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 710-716

  Mohammad, Y ^a   Tabbah, K ^b   Mohammad, S ^c   Yassine, F ^a   Clayton, T ^d   Hassan, M ^a  

^a TISHREEN UNIVERSITY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALEPPO   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^c Department of Paediatrics   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPEECH DISORDER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; VALIDATION PROCESS; WHEEZING; CONJUNCTIVITIS; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HYPERSENSITIVITY; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVITIS; COST OF ILLNESS; ECZEMA; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SYRIA;

EID: 77955030390     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2010.16.7.710     Document Type: Article

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