Higher occurrence of asthma-related symptoms in an urban than a suburban area in adults, but not in children

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 422-427

  Wieringa, M H ^a   Vermeire, P A ^a   Van Bever, H P ^a   Nelen, V J ^a   Weyler, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adults; Asthma; Children; Elderly; Epidemiology; Urban suburban

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BELGIUM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE; STANDARD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ASTHMA; BELGIUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUBURBAN POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0034949550     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.01.17304220     Document Type: Article

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