Prevalence of respiratory symptoms: Marked differences within a small geographical area

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 630-635

  Wieringa, Marjan H ^a   Weyler, Joost J ^a   Nelen, Vera J ^b   Van Hoof, Kristien J ^a   Van Bastelaer, Frank J ^a   Van Sprundel, Marc P ^a   Vermeire, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b Provincial Institute of Hygiene   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adults; Asthma; Industrial; Respiratory symptoms; Rural; Suburban; Urban

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BELGIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BELGIUM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK FACTORS;

BELGIUM;

EID: 0031692741     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/27.4.630     Document Type: Article

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