Exercise induced bronchospasm in Ghana: Differences in prevalence between urban and rural schoolchildren

Thorax

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 161-165

  Addo Yobo, Emmanuel O D ^a   Custovic, Adnan ^b   Taggart, Simon C O ^b   Asafo Agyei, A P ^a   Woodcock, Ashley ^b  

^a KOMFO ANOKYE TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

^b WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

atopy asthma; exercise induced bronchospasm; prevalence; rural; urban

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BRONCHOSPASM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; GHANA; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN TEST; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0031018497     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.52.2.161     Document Type: Article

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