European Union meets the challenge of the growing importance of allergy and asthma in Europe

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-4

  Bousquet, J ^a,g   Ansotegui, I J ^b   Van Ree, R ^c   Burney, P G ^d   Zuberbier, T ^e   Van Cauwenberge, P ^f  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b HOSPITAL TXAGORRITXU   (Spain)

^c SANQUIN RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^f GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^g HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ALLERGY; ASTHMA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITION; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ASTHMA; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0842308887     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2004.00425.x     Document Type: Editorial

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