Asthma and airway hyperresponsiveness among belgian conscripts, 1978-91

Thorax

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 101-105

  Dubois, Pierre ^a,b   Degrave, Etienne ^a   Vandenplas, Olivier ^b  

^a QUEEN ASTRID MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Airway hyperresponsiveness; Asthma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BELGIUM; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLDIER;

EID: 0031947805     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.53.2.101     Document Type: Article

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