Fifty years of pediatric asthma in developed countries: How reliable are the basic data sources?

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 211-219

  Chawla, Jasneek ^a   Seear, Michael ^a   Zhang, Tingting ^a   Smith, Anne ^a   Carleton, Bruce ^a  

^a BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

asthma epidemic; children; diagnostic error; respiratory questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEW ZEALAND; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EPIDEMICS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84857357529     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.21537     Document Type: Review

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