An increase in the severity of rhinitis and a reduction in severity of wheezing and eczema in 12- to 15- year old Maltese children over two decades (ISAAC-Malta)

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

Source: International Congress 2015 – Paediatric asthma and allergy: epidemiology and risk factors
Session: Paediatric asthma and allergy: epidemiology and risk factors
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1977
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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Eleanor Gerada (Paola, Malta), Eleanor Gerada, Hugo Agius Muscat, Liberato Camilleri, Stephen Montefort. An increase in the severity of rhinitis and a reduction in severity of wheezing and eczema in 12- to 15- year old Maltese children over two decades (ISAAC-Malta). Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 1977

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