The social determinants of asthma

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 239-242

  Cruz, A A ^a   Bateman, E D ^b   Bousquet, J ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; VACCINE;

ASTHMA; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; HUMANS; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 76149142811     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00070309     Document Type: Editorial

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