Prevalence and etiology of asthma

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 105, Issue 2 II, 2000, Pages

  Beasley, R ^a   Crane, J ^a   Lai, C K W ^a   Pearce, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopic disorders; Etiology; ISAAC; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ASTHMA; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0033970206     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(00)90044-7     Document Type: Review

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