Prevalence of asthma in urban school children in Jaipur, Rajasthan

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 835-836

  Sharma, Bhagwan Sahai ^a   Gupta, Mukesh Kumar ^b   Chandel, Rajendra ^a  

^a SMS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Bronchial asthma; Children; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; SKIN ALLERGY; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOM; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84869115794     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 09747559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-012-0188-0     Document Type: Article

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