Epidemiology of asthma: The year in review

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 4-9

  Hartert, Tina V ^a,b   Peebles Jr , R Stokes ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ASTHMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POLLUTION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033826858     PISSN: 10705287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063198-200001000-00002     Document Type: Review

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