Asthma in Hawaii: A tradition of excess mortality

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 113-117

  Massey, Douglas G ^a,b   Hope, Bradley E ^a   Fournier Massey, Gisèle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b KUAKINI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Hawaii; Historical; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; UNITED STATES; VITAL STATISTICS;

EID: 0030932488     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770909709075655     Document Type: Article

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