Extrinsic allergic alveolitis: Incidence and mortality in the general population

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 233-237

  Solaymani Dodaran, Masoud ^a   West, J ^a   Smith, C ^a   Hubbard, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC PNEUMONITIS; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SMOKING; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 34447343608     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcm008     Document Type: Article

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