Prevalence of self-reported asthma symptoms in a French elderly sample

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 401-408

  Nejjari, C ^a   Tessier, J F ^a   Letenneur, L ^a   Dartigues, J F ^a   Barberger Gateau, P ^a   Salamon, R ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0029740148     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-6111(96)90113-4     Document Type: Article

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