Prevalence of asthma among young men in a military recruitment office of South Italy

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 569-572

  Attena, Francesco ^a,c   Agozzino, E ^a   Toscano, G ^a   Fedele, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b S Ten Me(FB)   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma; Epidemiology; Socioeconomic status; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIRTH ORDER; EDUCATION; HABIT; HUMAN; ITALY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOLDIER;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BIRTH ORDER; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0032788577     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007564323390     Document Type: Article

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