Incidence of respiratory and allergic symptoms in Italian and immigrant children

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 204-210

  Marcon, Alessandro ^a   Cazzoletti, Lucia ^a   Rava, Marta ^a   Gisondi, Paolo ^a   Pironi, Vanda ^b   Ricci, Paolo ^b   De Marco, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b NHS Mantua   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cough; Eczema; Epidemiology; Phlegm; Rhinitis; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; COUGHING; ECZEMA; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; ITALY; MALE; NOSE ALLERGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS, CHRONIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COUGH; ECZEMA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78651393079     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2010.09.009     Document Type: Article

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