Active smoking among asthmatic youth - How concerned we need to be

International Journal of COPD

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-4

  Semic Jusufagic, Aida ^a   Custovic, Adnan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; STEROID; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADOLESCENCE; ADVERTIZING; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG RESPONSE; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPEAN UNION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; META ANALYSIS; PASSIVE SMOKING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SMOKING HABIT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAX; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ASTHMA; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 34250332293     PISSN: 11769106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/copd.2007.2.1.3     Document Type: Editorial

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