Trend in occurrence of asthma among children and young adults

BMJ

Volumn 315, Issue 7114, 1997, Pages 1014-1015

  Russell, George ^a   Helms, Peter J ^a   Chang, Anne B ^b   Newson, Tim P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; COUGHING; HUMAN; LETTER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS;

EID: 0030873468     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7114.1014     Document Type: Letter

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