Different labelling of obstructive airway diseases in Estonia, Finland, and Sweden

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 975-983

  Pallasaho, Paula ^a,e   Meren, Mari ^b   Raukas Kivioja, Aet ^b   Rönmark, Eva ^c,d  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT   (Estonia)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d SUNDERBY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asthma; Chronic bronchitis; Diagnostic practice; Prevalence; Respiratory symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ESTONIA; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; LABELING INDEX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAY DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTAL MAIL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING HABIT; SWEDEN; WHEEZING;

ADULT; ASTHMA; ESTONIA; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SMOKING; SWEDEN;

EID: 28644442295     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-005-4117-6     Document Type: Article

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