Bronchial asthma: The Indian scene

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 8-12

  Jindal, Surinder K ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; Asthma epidemiology; Asthma in India; Environmental tobacco smoke; Management guidelines

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADULTHOOD; AIR POLLUTANT; ASTHMA; BRONCHOPULMONARY ASPERGILLOMA; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSENSUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ASPERGILLOSIS, ALLERGIC BRONCHOPULMONARY; ASTHMA; HUMANS; INDIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33845457965     PISSN: 10705287     EISSN: 15316971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCP.0b013e32800ffd09     Document Type: Review

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