Respiratory health in Brazil

Chronic Respiratory Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-49

  Jardim, José R ^a,b   Nascimento, Oliver ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Respiratory Diseases (Pneumologia)   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asthma; COPD; Public health; Smoking; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; BRAZIL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INVESTMENT; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOKING; SUGARCANE; TUBERCULOSIS; WHEEZING;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BRAZIL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SACCHARUM; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33947163341     PISSN: 14799723     EISSN: 14799731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1479972306075302     Document Type: Review

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