The natural history of asthma

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 102, Issue 4 SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Barbee, Robert A ^a   Murphy, Shirley ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Asthma; Atopic hypersensitivity; Natural history; Occupational diseases; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; ATOPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; ONSET AGE; PATHOGENESIS; POLLUTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031736076     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(98)70006-5     Document Type: Article

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