Prevalence of asthma attacks treated in public health facilities in the city of Juiz de Fora, Brazil;Prevalência dos atendimentos por crises de asma nos serviços públicos do Município de Juiz de Fora (MG)

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-27

  Ezequiel, Oscarina Da Silva ^a,c   Gazeta, Gilberto Salles ^b   Freire, Nicolau Maués Da Serra ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asthma epidemiology; Brazil; Hospitals; Prevalence; Public

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250329926     PISSN: 18063713     EISSN: 18063713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37132007000100007     Document Type: Article

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