Prevalence and risk factors of childhood allergic diseases in eight metropolitan cities in China: A multicenter study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Li, Fei ^a,b   Zhou, Yingchun ^c   Li, Shenghui ^a,b   Jiang, Fan ^a,b   Jin, Xingming ^a,b   Yan, Chonghuai ^a,b   Tian, Ying ^a,b   Zhang, Yiwen ^a,b   Tong, Shilu ^d   Shen, Xiaoming ^a,b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHINA; CITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79957888152     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-437     Document Type: Review

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