Stabilization of asthma prevalence among adolescents and increase among schoolchildren (ISAAC phases I and III) in Spain

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1301-1307

  García Marcos, Luis ^a,m   Blanco Quiros A ^b   Garcia Hernandez G ^c   Guillen Grima F ^d   Gonzalez Diaz C ^e   Carvajal Urena I ^f   Arnedo Pena, A ^g   Busquets Monge, K ^h   Suárez Varela, M Morales ⁱ   Lopez Silvarrey Varela A ^j   Gomez Cabanillas P ^k   Batlles Garrido, J ^l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^d PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL DE BASURTO   (Spain)

^f Las Vegas Health Centre   (Spain)

^g Regional Health Authority   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^j Maria Jose Jove Foundation   (Spain)

^k HOSPITAL DONOSTIA   (Spain)

^l HOSPITAL TORRECÁRDENAS   (Spain)

^m Unidad de Investigacion   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Adolescent; Asthma; Child; Cross sectional studies; Phenotype; Prevalence; Questionnaire; Spain; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPAIN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN;

EID: 8644251779     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2004.00562.x     Document Type: Article

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