The Epidemiology of Childhood Asthma in Red Deer and Medicine Hat, Alberta

OBJECTIVES: To document the prevalence of asthma among school-aged children in two Alberta communities, to understand host and indoor environmental factors associated with asthma, and to compare these factors between the two communities.

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Main Authors: Patrick A Hessel, Justine Klaver, Dennis Michaelchuk, Shawna McGhan, Mary M Carson, Darrel Melvin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2001-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2001/978138
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spelling doaj-art-052d51481c6140f69666b1c319d7aa792025-08-20T03:54:28ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412001-01-018313914610.1155/2001/978138The Epidemiology of Childhood Asthma in Red Deer and Medicine Hat, AlbertaPatrick A Hessel0Justine Klaver1Dennis Michaelchuk2Shawna McGhan3Mary M Carson4Darrel Melvin5Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaAlberta Asthma Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaAlberta Lung Association, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaCommunity Respiratory Services, Red Deer Regional Hospital, Red Deer, Alberta, CanadaOBJECTIVES: To document the prevalence of asthma among school-aged children in two Alberta communities, to understand host and indoor environmental factors associated with asthma, and to compare these factors between the two communities.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2001/978138
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Canadian Respiratory Journal
title The Epidemiology of Childhood Asthma in Red Deer and Medicine Hat, Alberta
title_full The Epidemiology of Childhood Asthma in Red Deer and Medicine Hat, Alberta
title_fullStr The Epidemiology of Childhood Asthma in Red Deer and Medicine Hat, Alberta
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