Associations between socioeconomic position and asthma: Findings from a historical cohort

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 623-631

  Patel, Sumaiya ^a   Henderson, John ^a   Jeffreys, Mona ^a   Davey Smith, George ^a   Galobardes, Bruna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Early life; Socioeconomic position

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRONCHITIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWDING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECZEMA; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FATHER; FATHER OCCUPATIONAL CLASS; HAY FEVER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; OCCUPATION; ONSET AGE; POSTAL MAIL; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC POSITION; TREND STUDY; URTICARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866490395     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-012-9703-9     Document Type: Article

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