Prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma in Saskatchewan, 1981 to 1990

Chest

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 388-392

  Senthilselvan, Ambikaipakan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Drugs; Prevalence; Sex

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031813111     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.114.2.388     Document Type: Article

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