Risk factors and prevalence of asthma and rhinitis among primary school children in Lisbon;Factores de risco e prevalência de asma e rinite em crianças em idade escolar em Lisboa

Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 109-116

  Pegas, P N ^a   Alves, C A ^a   Scotto, M G ^a   Evtyugina, M G ^a   Pio, C A ^a   Freitas, M C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Questionnaire; Rhinitis; Wheeze

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; COMMON COLD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EGG ALLERGY; HAY FEVER; HOUSING; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; WHEEZING;

EID: 80054991860     PISSN: 08732159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rppneu.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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