Incidence of allergic rhinitis in general practice, 1981-92

BMJ

Volumn 308, Issue 6933, 1994, Pages 897-

  Ross, A M ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; POLLEN; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0028175441     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.308.6933.897     Document Type: Article

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