Trends in the epidemiology of asthma in England: A national study of 333,294 patients

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 98-106

  Simpson, Colin R ^a   Sheikh, Aziz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77749252635     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.2009.090348     Document Type: Article

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