Increase in prevalence and severity of asthma in young adults in Copenhagen

Thorax

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 833-836

  Hansen, Ejvind Frausing ^a   Rappeport, Yael ^a   Vestbo, Jørgen ^a,b   Lange, Peter ^a,b  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Asthma prevalence; Asthma severity; Epidemiology; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DENMARK; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; DENMARK; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SMOKING; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0033807324     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.55.10.833     Document Type: Article

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