Variations in the prevalence across countries of chronic bronchitis and smoking habits in young adults

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 85-92

  Cerveri, I ^a   Accordini, S ^a   Verlato, G ^a   Corsico, A ^a   Zoia, M C ^a   Casali, L ^a   Burney, P ^a   de Marco, R ^a  

^a Istituti Biologici II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic bronchitis; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Risk factors; Smoking; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUROPE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STATISTICS; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; SMOKING;

EID: 0034906052     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.01.00087101     Document Type: Article

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