Periodicity of asthma, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis in a northwest health maintenance organization

Chest

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1458-1462

  Osborne, Molly L ^a   Vollmer, William M ^a   Buist, A Sonia ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

asthma; chronic bronchitis; emphysema; epidemiology; health maintenance organization; hospitalization; seasonal patterns

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIODICITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0030463017     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.110.6.1458     Document Type: Article

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