Environmental risk factors in relation to childhood asthma in rural area

Current Pediatric Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-32

  Sharma, Seema ^a   Sood, Mangla ^b   Sood, Ashwani ^b  

^a Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College Kangra   (India)

^b INDIRA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Asthma; Environmental; Risk; Smoke

Indexed keywords

FUEL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREAST FEEDING; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MOISTURE; MOULD; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 79551603177     PISSN: 09719032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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