Trends in prevalence of childhood and parental asthma in Merseyside, 1991-2006

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 488-495

  Koshy, Gibby ^a   Delpisheh, Ali ^a,b   Brabin, Bernard J ^a,c,d  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b ILAM UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

asthma; children; parental; trends

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; POVERTY AREAS;

EID: 78649541529     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdq027     Document Type: Article

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