A nationwide study of asthma incidence rate and its determinants in Swedish pre-school children

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 695-703

  Bröms, Kristina ^a,b   Norbäck, Dan ^b   Sundelin, Claes ^b   Eriksson, Margaretha ^a   Svärdsudd, Kurt ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atopy; Determinants; Heredity; Incidence rate; Nomogram; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITERION VARIABLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN; WHEEZING;

AGE FACTORS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NOMOGRAMS; PARENTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84871301783     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-012-9725-3     Document Type: Article

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