Severity and associated risk factors in adult asthma patients in Turkey

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 134-139

  Bavbek, S ^a   Celik, G ^a   Ediger, D ^a   Mungan, D ^a   Sin, B ^a   Demirel, Y S ^a   Misirligil, Z ^a  

^a Kizilay   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE POLYP; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 0033842758     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)62453-2     Document Type: Article

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