Gender-related interactive effect of smoking and rural/urban living on asthma prevalence: A longitudinal Canadian NPHS study

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 988-994

  Ghosh, Sunita ^a   Pahwa, Punam ^b,c   Rennie, Donna C ^b,d   Janzen, Bonnie ^c  

^a CROSS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma prevalence; Bootstrap; Multi stage sampling; NPHS; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72049112054     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770900903301278     Document Type: Article

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