Asthma: Environmental and occupational factors

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 68, Issue , 2003, Pages 227-242

  Cullinan, Paul ^a   Taylor, Anthony Newman ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASTHMA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FAMILY SIZE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; TIME; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; IRRITANTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PEDIGREE;

EID: 1342283107     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldg021     Document Type: Review

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