Characterization of autopsy-proven fatal asthma patients in São Paulo, Brazil

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 418-423

  Mauad, Thais ^a   Ferreira, Diogenes S ^a   Costa, Maria Beatriz G ^a   Araujo, Bianca B ^a   Silvas, Luiz Fernando F ^a   Martins, Milton A ^a   Wenzel, Sally E ^b   Dolhnikoff, Marisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Autopsy; Brazil; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; HEALTH CARE; MORTALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STEROID;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 49949101214     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892008000600007     Document Type: Article

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