Prevalence and occupational and environmental risk factors of self-reported asthma: Evidence from a cross-sectional survey in seven Chinese cities

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2016, Pages

  Fu, Qing Ling ^a   Du, Yue ^b   Xu, Geng ^a   Zhang, Hua ^c   Cheng, Lei ^d   Wang, Yan Jun ^e   Zhu, Dong Dong ^f   Lv, Wei ^g   Liu, Shi Xi ^h   Li, Pei Zhong ^d   Shi, Jian Bo ^a   Ou, Chun Quan ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c XINJIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^f JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^g PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

^h SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Asthma; China; Occupational and environmental risk factors; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

COAL;

ASTHMA; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHINA; COOKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; VERY ELDERLY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

CHINA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTHMA; CHINA; CITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84994501866     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13111084     Document Type: Article

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