Airflow obstruction in young adults in Canada

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 221-227

  Al Hazmi, Manal ^a   Wooldrage, Kate ^a   Anthonisen, Nicholas R ^a   Becklake, Margaret R ^b   Bowie, Dennis ^c   Chan Yeung, Moira ^d   Dimich Ward, Helen ^d   Ernst, Pierre ^b   Manfreda, Jure ^a   Sears, Malcolm R ^e   Siersted, Hans C ^e   Sweet, Lamont ^f   Van Til, Linda ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f University of Prince Edward Island   (Canada)

Author keywords

Airway obstruction; Obstructive lung disease; Risk factors; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; AGE; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; CANADA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TEST; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 34447630413     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2007/987249     Document Type: Article

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