Effect of gender on hospital admissions for asthma and prevalence of self-reported asthma: A prospective study based on a sample of the general population

Thorax

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 287-289

  Prescott, Eva ^a   Lange, Peter ^b,c   Vestbo, Jørgen ^a,c  

^a The Capital Region   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

asthma morbidity; longitudinal population study; women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

EID: 0030966692     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.52.3.287     Document Type: Article

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