Income level and asthma prevalence and care patterns

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1060-1065

  Erzen, D ^a   Carriere, K C ^a   Dik, N ^a   Mustard, C ^a   Roos, L L ^a   Manfreda, J ^a   Anthonisen, N R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CANADA; CHILD; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0030896457     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.155.3.9116987     Document Type: Article

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