Hidden respiratory disease-associated deaths

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 458-464

  Perez Padilla, Rogelio ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES RESPIRATORIAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Global burden of diseases; ICD 10; Respiratory tract diseases

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA BASE; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; LUNG CIRCULATION; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; THORAX; THORAX TUMOR; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

COST OF ILLNESS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 41949101378     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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