The changing picture of childhood asthma

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 71-78

  Ninan, T K ^a   Russell, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Admissions; Definition; Mortality; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; HUMAN;

ASTHMA; CHILD; HUMANS;

EID: 0008186975     PISSN: 15260550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/prrv.1999.0004     Document Type: Article

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