Changes over time in the relationship between symptoms of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema: A global perspective from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC)

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 267-274

  Asher, M I ^a   Stewart, A W ^a   Wong, G ^b   Strachan, D P ^c   Garcia Marcos L ^d   Anderson, H R ^e  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

^e Imperial College London   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Changes; Eczema; ISAAC; Prevalence; Rhinoconjunctivitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECZEMA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; RISK; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM; TREND STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; RHINITIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84866602768     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: 15781267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aller.2011.11.004     Document Type: Article

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