Incidence of asthma in twelve thousand Finnish adults born in 1966

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 255-258

  Kujala, Veikko ^a   Remes, Jouko ^a   Latvala, Jari ^a   Järvelin, Marjo Riitta ^b  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asthma; Incidence; NFBC 66; Prevalence; Prospective study

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; REGISTER; REIMBURSEMENT; SOCIAL INSURANCE;

EID: 27744532747     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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