Descriptive epidemiology of asthma

Lancet

Volumn 350, Issue SUPPL.2, 1997, Pages 1-4

  Sears, Malcolm R ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030861601     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(97)90028-3     Document Type: Article

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