Socioeconomic status and lung function among primary school children in Canada

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 719-723

  Demissie, Kitaw ^a   Ernst, Pierre ^a,b   Hanley, James A ^a   Locher, Uli ^a   Menzies, Dick ^a,b   Becklake, Margaret R ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Fonds de la Rech en S du Quebec   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0030033948     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.153.2.8564123     Document Type: Article

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