Asthma in an urban population in Portugal: A prevalence study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  De Sousa, Jaime Correia ^a   Santo, Maria Espírito ^b   Colaço, Tnia ^b   Almada Lobo, Filipa ^c   Yaphe, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b Horizonte Family Health Unit   (Portugal)

^c Porta Do Sol Family Health Unit   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Asthma; Portugal; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959765589     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-347     Document Type: Article

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