Adult asthma prevalence, morbidity and mortality and their relationships with environmental and medical care factors in Singapore

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 127-135

  Ng, T P ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CARE; SINGAPORE; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0032733303     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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