Environmental risk factors for asthma in Lucknow: A case-control study

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 115-123

  Awasthi, Shally ^a   Tripathi, Priya ^a   Prasad, Rajendra ^b  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UP Rural Institute of Medical Sciences and Research   (India)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Current and passive smoking; Environment tobacco smoke (ETS); Motor vehicle air pollution; Severity of asthma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; FAMILY HISTORY; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; INDIA; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKE;

EID: 84964247551     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22133984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cegh.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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