Prevalence and correlates of airway obstruction in a community-based sample of adults

Chest

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1924-1931

  Shin, Chol ^a   In, Kwang Ho ^a   Shim, Jae Jeong ^a   Yoo, Se Hwa ^a   Kang, Kyung Ho ^a   Hong, Minchol ^a   Choi, Kwisook ^a  

^a Korea University Ansan Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Airway obstruction; Correlates; Korea; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0038805447     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.123.6.1924     Document Type: Article

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