Epidemiology of rhinitis and asthma

Clinical and Experimental Allergy, Supplement

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 3-10

  Lundback B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Asthma rhinitis link; Prevalence rates; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RHINITIS; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031837176     PISSN: 09602178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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