Wheeze, asthma diagnosis and medication use in developing countries

Thorax

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 885-887

  Becklake, M R ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX DIFFERENCE; WHEEZING;

ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS;

EID: 27744432901     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2004.035980     Document Type: Editorial

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