Spirometric findings among school-aged first nations children on a reserve: A pilot study

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-48

  Sin, Don D ^a,b   Sharpe, Heather M ^a   Cowie, Robert L ^c   Man, S F Paul ^a   Andrews, Elaine ^d   Bell, Neil ^a   Nilsson, Carolyn ^a   Spier, Sheldon ^e   Svenson, Larry ^f   Trachsel, Luxie ^g   Tsuyuki, Ross ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b J Hogg CAPTURE Ctr for Cardiovasc   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d MERCK FROSST CENTRE FOR THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^f Population Health Division   (Canada)

^g Alberta Veterinary Medical Association   (Canada)

Author keywords

Airflow obstruction; Asthma; First nations children

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MOULD; PARENT; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 12144290711     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2004/427686     Document Type: Article

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