Time trends in the incidence, prevalence and age at diagnosis of asthma in children

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 367-374

  Engelkes, Marjolein ^a   Janssens, Hettie M ^b   de Ridder, Maria A J ^a   de Jongste, Johan C ^b   Sturkenboom, Miriam C J M ^a   Verhamme, Katia M C ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Incidence; Joinpoint regression; Time trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONJUNCTIVITIS; ECZEMA; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL RECORD; NETHERLANDS; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE OF ONSET; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME;

EID: 84929676217     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pai.12376     Document Type: Article

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