Childhood asthma in South London: Trends in prevalence and use of medical services 1991-2002

Thorax

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 383-387

  Butland, B K ^a,b   Strachan, D P ^a   Crawley Boevey, E E ^a   Anderson, H R ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; EXPECTORANT AGENT; METHYLXANTHINE; STEROID;

ASTHMA; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL SERVICE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAMPLING; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM; WHEEZING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ASTHMA; CHILD; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; LONDON; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS;

EID: 33646563150     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2005.043646     Document Type: Review

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