Current trends of the prevalence of childhood asthma in three Chinese cities: A multicenter epidemiological survey

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 453-457

  Bai, Juan ^a   Zhao, Jing ^a   Shen, Kun Ling ^b   Xiang, Li ^b   Chen, Ai Huan ^c   Huang, Sui ^c   Huang, Ying ^d   Wang, Jian Sheng ^e   Ye, Rong Wei ^f  

^a CAPITAL INSTITUTE OF PEDIATRICS   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; China; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 79951486478     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-3988(11)60007-X     Document Type: Article

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