Incidence of asthma in adults - Report from the obstructive lung disease in Northern Sweden study

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1071-1078

  Ronmark E ^a,c   Lundback B ^a,b   Jonsson E ^a   Jonsson, A C ^b   Lindstrom M ^a,b   Sandstrom T ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b Central Hospital of Norrbotten   (Sweden)

^c Luleå Health Care Center   (Sweden)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adults; Asthma; Epidemiology; Incidence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030695393     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1997.tb00178.x     Document Type: Article

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