Prevalence of bronchial asthma among bank employees of Vellore using questionnaire-based data

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 11, 2002, Pages

  Khan, Sujoy ^a   Roy, Anil ^a   Christopher, D J ^a   Cherian, A M ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Asthma; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMPLOYEE; FAMILY HISTORY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; URBANIZATION; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; ASTHMA; HUMANS; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0038578070     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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