Long-term mortality among adults with or without asthma in the PAARC study

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 462-467

  Vandentorren, Stephanie ^a   Baldi, I ^a   Annesi Maesano, I ^b   Charpin, D ^c   Neukirch, F ^d   Filleul, L ^a   Cantagrel, A ^a   Tessier, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE MARSEILLE   (France)

^d Health and Medical Research National Institute   (France)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cohort study; Lung function; Mortality; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FRANCE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING HABIT; SURVIVAL RATE; URBAN AREA; VITAL STATISTICS;

EID: 0037338980     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.03.00030303     Document Type: Article

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