Prevalence of childhood asthma based on questionnaires and methacholine bronchial provocation test in Korea

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 761-768

  Kim, Y Y ^a   Cho, S H ^a,c   Kim, W K ^a   Park, J K ^a   Song, S H ^a   Kim, Y K ^a   Jee, Y K ^a   Ha, M N ^a   Ahn, Y O ^a   Lee, S I ^b   Min, K U ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Childhood; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; METHACHOLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CAT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COCKROACH; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHALATION TEST; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 8544262919     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1997.710839.x     Document Type: Article

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