Prevalence, risk factors and severity of asthma symptoms in children of Kermanshah, Iran: ISAAC phase I, II

Acta Medica Iranica

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 184-188

  Zobeiri, Mehdi ^a  

^a KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Asthma; Child; Epidemiology; Iran

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL SMOKING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP DISORDER; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79958029157     PISSN: 00446025     EISSN: 17359694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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