Trends in mortality from bronchial asthma in Switzerland, 1969-1993

Revue d'Epidemiologie et de Sante Publique

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 155-161

  La Vecchia, C ^a,b,c   Levi, F ^c   Lucchini, F ^c  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

asthma; mortality; peak of mortality; time series

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; SWITZERLAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ASTHMA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0029945995     PISSN: 03987620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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