Secular trend in the occurrence of asthma among children and young adults: Critical appraisal of repeated cross sectional surveys

British Medical Journal

Volumn 314, Issue 7097, 1997, Pages 1795-1799

  Magnus, Per ^a   Jaakkola, Jouni J K ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE; SAMPLING; WHEEZING;

EID: 0030946881     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.314.7097.1795     Document Type: Article

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