Possible increased risk of hospital admission for asthma in women in Zaria, northern Nigeria

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 598-599

  Ayres, Jon G ^a   Okpapi, J ^b   Ifere, O A S ^b  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Asthma; Hospital admissions; Nigeria; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0033385915     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(99)90062-7     Document Type: Article

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