Adult-onset asthma in west Sweden - Incidence, sex differences and impact of occupational exposures

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1622-1628

  Torén, Kjell ^a,b   Ekerljung, Linda ^a   Kim, Jeong Lim ^a   Hillström, Jenny ^a   Wennergren, Göran ^c   Rönmark, Eva ^a   Lötvall, Jan ^a   Lundbäck, Bo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adult; Age; Asthma; Epidemiology; Incidence; Occupation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; ADULT ONSET ASTHMA; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ONSET AGE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINITIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052964961     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: 15323064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2011.06.003     Document Type: Article

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