Prevalence of asthma-related symptoms and bronchial responsiveness to exercise in children aged 13-14 yrs in Barcelona, Spain

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2094-2098

  Busquets, R M ^a   Anto J M ^b,c   Sunyer, J ^b   Sancho, N ^a   Vall, O ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c Dept Med Inst d'I   (Spain)

Author keywords

asthma; bronchial responsiveness; child; epidemiology; exercise; exercise test

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPAIN; URBAN POPULATION; WHEEZING;

EID: 0029743338     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09102094     Document Type: Article

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