Intergenerational 20 year trends in the prevalence of asthma and hay fever in adults: The Midspan family study surveys of parents and offspring

British Medical Journal

Volumn 321, Issue 7253, 2000, Pages 88-92

  Upton, Mark N ^a   McConnachie, Alex ^a   McSharry, Charles ^b   Hart, Carole L ^a   Smith, George Davey ^c   Gillis, Charles R ^a   Watt, Graham C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SPUTUM; UNITED KINGDOM; WHEEZING;

EID: 0034622336     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.321.7253.88     Document Type: Article

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