Impact of low socioeconomic status on the demography and co-morbidities of asthma;Influence du niveau socioéconomique bas sur la démographie et les comorbidités de l'asthme

Revue des Maladies Respiratoires

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 275-281

  Riachy, M ^a,d   Bou Khalil, P ^b   Khayat, G ^a   Kobeissy, Y ^a   Yamout, R ^a   Mitri, R ^a   Saade Riachy, C ^a   Couche, N ^c   Taan, G ^c   Geahchan, N ^a  

^a SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^c Fondation Hariri   (Lebanon)

^d SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Asthma diagnosis; Asthma epidemiology; Odds ratio; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LEBANON; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; OBESITY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 43949130463     PISSN: 07618425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0761-8425(08)71546-8     Document Type: Article

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