Prevalence of respiratory symptoms, bronchial hyperreactivity, and asthma in a megacity: Results of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey in Mumbai (Bombay)

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 547-554

  Chowgule, Rohini V ^a   Shetye, Vasant M ^a   Parmar, Jitendra R ^a   Bhosale, Ajay M ^a   Khandagale, Mangalar R ^a   Phalnitkar, Suhas V ^a   Gupta, Prakash C ^a  

^a BOMBAY HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TEST; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0031849592     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.158.2.9708064     Document Type: Article

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