The second generation and asthma: Prevalence of asthma among Israeli born children of Ethiopian origin

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 519-523

  Shani, Michal ^a,b   Band, Yael ^b   Kidon, Mona Iancovici ^c   Segel, Michael J ^b,d   Rosenberg, Reena ^a,b   Nakar, Sasson ^a,b   Vinker, Shlomo ^a,b  

^a CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Paediatric Allergy   (Israel)

^d SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Asthma; Ethiopian immigrant; Primary care; Second generation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL SMOKING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 84875258528     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: 15323064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2012.12.024     Document Type: Article

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