Increasing prevalence of asthma but not of chronic bronchitis in Finland? Report from the FinEsS-Helsinki study

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 798-809

  Pallasaho, P ^a   Lundback B ^b,c   Laspa S L ^a   Jonsson E ^b   Kotaniemi, J ^d   Sovijarvi A R A ^a   Laitinen, L A ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^c Central Hospital of Norrbotten   (Sweden)

^d Lansi Pohja Central Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPUTUM; WHEEZING;

EID: 0032745868     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-6111(99)90265-2     Document Type: Article

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