Mortality in adults with self-reported asthma

Lancet

Volumn 347, Issue 9011, 1996, Pages 1285-1289

  Lange, Peter ^a,b   Ulrik, Charlotte Suppli ^c   Vestbo, Jørgen ^c,d  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d The Capital Region   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DENMARK; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0029979652     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)90937-X     Document Type: Article

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