Prevalence of lifetime asthma and current asthma attacks in U.S. working adults: An analysis of the 1997-2004 national health interview survey data

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1066-1074

  Syamlal, Girija ^a   Mazurek, Jacek M ^a   Bang, Ki Moon ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAL INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASTHMA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349683057     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181b3510a     Document Type: Article

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