Self-reported risk factors of asthma in a nigerian adult population

Turk Toraks Dergisi

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 56-62

  Desalu, Olufemi O ^a   Salami, Alakija K ^a   Oluboyo, Patrick O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Asthma; Nigerian; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; OBESITY; POLLUTANT; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; VOLUNTARY REPORTING;

EID: 77953423483     PISSN: 13027808     EISSN: 13085387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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