What is the lifetime risk of physician-diagnosed asthma in Ontario, Canada?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 181, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 337-343

  To, Teresa ^a,c   Wang, Chengning ^a   Guan, Jun ^b   McLimont, Susan ^a   Gershon, Andrea S ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Chronic disease; Incidence; Longitudinal studies; Population surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; INFANT; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; POVERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76149113929     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200907-1035OC     Document Type: Article

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