Prevalence and risk factors for asthma and chronic bronchitis in the capitals Helsinki, Stockholm, and Tallinn

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 759-769

  Pallasaho, P ^a   Lundback B ^b,c   Meren, M ^d   Kiviloog, J ^e   Loit, H M ^d   Larsson, K ^b   Laitinen, L A ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c SUNDERBY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine Tallinn   (Estonia)

^e ÖREBRO MEDICAL CENTRE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asthma; Chronic bronchitis; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BALTIC STATES; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; ESTONIA; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTAL MAIL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WHEEZING;

EID: 0036772343     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rmed.2002.1308     Document Type: Article

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