Underdiagnosed asthma in South Australia

Thorax

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 846-850

  Adams, R J ^a   Wilson, D H ^a   Appleton, S ^a   Taylor, A ^a   Dal Grande, E ^a   Chittleborough, C R ^a   Ruffin, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY TEST; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN TEST; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0141956247     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.58.10.846     Document Type: Article

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