Trends in prevalence of asthma and allergy in Finnish young men: Nationwide study, 1966-2003

British Medical Journal

Volumn 330, Issue 7501, 2005, Pages 1186-1187

  Latvala, Jari ^a   Von Hertzen, Leena ^b   Lindholm, Harri ^a   Haahtela, Tari ^b  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MILITARY SERVICE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL;

EID: 19744378583     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38448.603924.AE     Document Type: Article

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