The prevalence of asthmatic respiratory symptoms among adults in Estonian and Swedish university cities

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 331-336

  Jogi, R ^a   Janson, C ^b   Bjornsson E ^c   Boman, G ^d   Bjorksten B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b University Hospital   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergic disease; Atopy; Bronchial asthma; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; USSR;

EID: 0030036404     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1996.tb00094.x     Document Type: Article

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