Socio-demographic factors related to under-diagnosis of childhood asthma in Upper Silesia, Poland

Introduction The presented study of 4,535 children aged 7–17 years in the Upper Silesian region of Poland yielded 186 cases of previously known asthma, and 44 children with newly diagnosed asthma. The aim of the presented study was to identify non-medical factors that could explain why children with...

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Main Authors: Jan E. Zejda, Małgorzata Farnik, Irena Smółka, Joshua Lawson, Grzegorz M. Brożek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Rural Health 2017-06-01
Series:Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/aaem/Socio-demographic-factors-related-to-under-diagnosis-of-childhood-asthma-in-Upper-Silesia-Poland,74532,0,2.html