Gender differences in the prevalence and severity of wheezing, rhinitis and eczema in 5- to 8- year old and 12- to 15- year old Maltese children (ISAAC-Malta)

Eleanor Gerada (Paola, Malta), Eleanor Gerada, Hugo Agius Muscat, Liberato Camilleri, Stephen Montefort

Source: International Congress 2015 – Paediatric epidemiology: pulmonary complications, bronchiolitis and asthma
Session: Paediatric epidemiology: pulmonary complications, bronchiolitis and asthma
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1337
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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Eleanor Gerada (Paola, Malta), Eleanor Gerada, Hugo Agius Muscat, Liberato Camilleri, Stephen Montefort. Gender differences in the prevalence and severity of wheezing, rhinitis and eczema in 5- to 8- year old and 12- to 15- year old Maltese children (ISAAC-Malta). Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 1337

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