Underdiagnosis of childhood asthma: A comparison of survey estimates to clinical evaluation

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 900-909

  Brożek, Grzegorz Marek ^a   Farnik, Małgorzata ^a   Lawson, Joshua ^b   Zejda, Jan Eugeniusz ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Clinical epidemiology; Underdiagnosis

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; COUGH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; POLAND; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS;

ASTHMA; CHILD; COUGH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; POLAND; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS;

EID: 84893455312     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s13382-013-0162-7     Document Type: Article

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