Asthma and limitation of activities in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 397-400

  Hessel, Patrick A ^a   Sliwkanich, Terry ^a   Michaelchuk, Dennis ^a   White, Hannelore ^a   Nguyen, Thu Ha ^a  

^a Alberta Asthma Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE OF ONSET; ALBERTA; ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0030466794     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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