Symptoms of asthma, bronchial responsiveness and atopy in immigrants and emigrants in Europe

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 459-465

  Tobias, A ^a   Soriano, J B ^a   Chinn, S ^a   Anto, J M ^a   Sunyer, J ^a   Burney, P ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Bronchial responsiveness; European Community Respiratory; Health Survey; Healthcare; Migration

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; METHYLXANTHINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; STEROID; VACCINE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MIGRATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; STANDARDIZATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WESTERN EUROPE;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0034824547     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.01.00026501     Document Type: Article

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