The comorbidity burden of the treated asthma patient population in British Columbia

Chronic Diseases in Canada

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 46-55

  Prosser, R ^a   Carleton, B ^a   Smith, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; British Columbia, Canada; Burden of illness; Chronic conditions; Comorbidity; Multimorbidity; Population health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; ASTHMA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953061972     PISSN: 02288699     EISSN: 14818523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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