Mortality of adults with asthma: A prospective cohort study

Thorax

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-54

  Huovinen, Elisa ^a   Kaprio, Jaakko ^a   Vesterinen, Erkki ^b   Koskenvuo, Markku ^c  

^a Department of Public Health ^*  (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

asthma; cohort study; mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 0031023695     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.52.1.49     Document Type: Article

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