Smoking, respiratory symptoms and likely asthma in young people: Evidence from postal questionnaire in the Wythenshawe Community Asthma Project (WYCAP)

BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Frank, Peter ^a   Morris, Julie ^a   Hazell, Michelle ^a   Linehan, Mary ^a   Frank, Timothy ^a  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMMUNITY CARE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ECZEMA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAY DISEASE; POSTAL MAIL; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING CESSATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 33745856576     PISSN: 14712466     EISSN: 14712466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2466-6-10     Document Type: Article

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