The course of asthma activity: A population study

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 679-686

  Gershon, Andrea ^a,b,c,d   Guan, Jun ^a   Victor, J Charles ^a,d   Wang, Chengning ^c   To, Teresa ^a,c,d  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; health services use; natural history; remission

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857799660     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2011.11.014     Document Type: Article

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