Prevalence of asthma, local risk factors and agreement between written and video questionnaires among Turkish adolescents

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 594-602

  Becerir, T ^a   Akcay, A ^b   Duksal, F ^c   Ergin, A ^a   Becerir, C ^a   Guler, N ^d  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Division of Pediatric Allergy   (Turkey)

^c CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^d ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Asthma; ISAAC; Prevalence; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; COUGHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; FAMILY HISTORY; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; NIGHT; PARENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SERINUS; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TURK (PEOPLE); VIDEORECORDING; WHEEZING; WRITTEN COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84926112970     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: 15781267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aller.2013.05.004     Document Type: Article

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