Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 50, Issue 1 , Pages 18-25 , February 2009

Prevalence of Childhood Allergic Diseases in Central Taiwan over the Past 15 Years

  • Pei-Fen Liao

      Affiliations

    • Division of Allergy, Asthma and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hai-Lun Sun

      Affiliations

    • Division of Allergy, Asthma and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ko-Hsiu Lu

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ko-Huang Lue

      Affiliations

    • Division of Allergy, Asthma and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Allergy, Asthma and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, No. 110, Section 1, Chien-Kuo North Road, Taichung 402, Taiwan

Received 25 July 2007 ,Revised 13 August 2008 ,Accepted 1 December 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/S1875-9572(09)60025-5

Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 50, Issue 1 , Pages 18-25 , February 2009

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