Epidemiologic methods of assessing asthma and wheezing episodes in longitudinal studies: Measures of change and stability

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 399-410

  Soto Ramírez, Nelís ^a   Ziyab, Ali H ^b   Karmaus, Wilfried ^a   Zhang, Hongmei ^b   Kurukulaaratchy, Ramesh J ^c,d   Ewart, Susan ^e   Arshad, Syed Hasan ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cohort study; Incidence; Prevalence; Trajectory; Transition probability

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84888031887     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20120201     Document Type: Article

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