Predicting asthma in preschool children with asthma symptoms: study rationale and design

BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Hafkamp de Groen, Esther ^a   Lingsma, Hester F ^a   Caudri, Daan ^b   Wijga, Alet ^c   Jaddoe, Vincent W V ^a,b   Steyerberg, Ewout W ^a   de Jongste, Johan C ^b   Raat, Hein ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma Risk Appraisal Tool; Children; External validation; Prediction; Well child care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DYSPNEA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTION AND INCIDENCE OF ASTHMA AND MITE ALLERGY RISK SCORE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOM; WHEEZING;

AGE FACTORS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FINLAND; HUMANS; INFANT; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84867430951     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2466-12-65     Document Type: Article

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