Prevalence of respiratory symptoms and use of asthma drugs are increasing among young adult Icelanders;Aukning öndunarfæraeinkenna og notkunar astmalyfja meoal íslendinga á aldrinum 20-44 ára

Laeknabladid

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 463-467

  Sigurkarlsson, Stefán ^a   Clausen, Michael ^b   Gíslason, Pórarinn ^a,b   Gíslason, Davío ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b Lyflækningasvioi Landspítala   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Asthma; ECRHS; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICELAND; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICELAND; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052461134     PISSN: 00237213     EISSN: 16704959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17992/lbl.2011.09.385     Document Type: Article

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