The prevalence of asthma in school children in Norway 1985-94;Forekomsten av astma blant skolebarn i Norge i Perioden 1985-94

Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 644-647

  Nystad, Wenche ^a   Magnus, Per ^a   Søyseth, Vidar ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b Medisinsk Avdeling   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; HUMANS; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0031579301     PISSN: 00292001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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