Insights into asthma prevalence in Oregon

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 281-289

  Ertle, Alan R ^a,c   London, Marla R ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EARLE A CHILES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Adult; Asthma; Child; Epidemiology; Oregon; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031822045     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770909809068219     Document Type: Article

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