Prevalence of asthma and asthma-like symptoms in Athens, Greece

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 83-88

  Papageorgiou, N ^a,b   Gaga, M ^a   Marossis, C ^a   Reppas, Chr ^a   Avarlis, P ^a   Kyriakou, M ^a   Tsipra, S ^a   Zeibecoglou, K ^a   Tracopoulos, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b SOTIRIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CITY; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; EUROPE; GREECE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NOSE ALLERGY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM; WHEEZING;

EID: 0031035970     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-6111(97)90072-X     Document Type: Article

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