Operational definitions of asthma in studies on its aetiology

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 28-35

  Pekkanen, Juha ^a   Sunyer, J ^b   Anto, J M ^b   Burney, P ^c,e   Abramson, M ^d   Kutin, J ^d   Vermeire, P ^d   van Bastelaer, F ^d   Bousquet, J ^d   Neukirch, F ^d   Liard, R ^d   Pin, I ^d   Pison, C ^d   Taytard, A ^d   Magnussen, H ^d   Nowak, D ^d   Wichmann, H E ^d   Heinrich, J ^d   Gislason, T ^d   Gislason, D ^d   Prichard, J ^d   Allwright, S ^d   MacLeod, D ^d   Bugiani, M ^d   Bucca, C ^d   Romano, C ^d   de Marco, R ^d   Lo Cascio, V ^d   Campello, C ^d   Marinoni, A ^d   Cerveri, I ^d   Casali, L ^d   Rijcken, B ^d   Kremer, A ^d   Crane, J ^d   Lewis, S ^d   Gulsvik, A ^d   Omenaas, E ^d   Soriano, J ^d   Tobias A ^d   Roca, J ^d   Kogevinas, M ^d   Muniozguren, N ^d   Ramos Gonzalez J ^d   Capelastegui, A ^d   Martinez Moratalla, J ^d   Almar, E ^d   Maldonado, J ^d   Pereira, A ^d   Sanchez J ^d   Payo, F ^d   Huerta, I ^d   Boman, G ^d   Janson, C ^d   Bjornsson, E ^d   Rosenhall, L ^d   Norrman, E ^d   Lundback, B ^d   Lindholm, N ^d   Plaschke, P ^d   Ackermann Liebrich, U ^d   Kunzli N ^d   Perruchoud, A ^d   Burr, M ^d   Layzqll, J ^d   Hall, R ^d   Harrison, B ^d   Stark, J ^d   Chinn, S ^e   Luczynska, C ^e   Jarvis, D ^e   Lai, E ^e   Buist, S ^d   Vollmer, W ^d   Osborne, M ^d   more..

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Coordinating Centre ^*

^e ECS Coordinating Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Definition; Epidemiology; Methods; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 21744450308     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.05.00120104     Document Type: Article

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