Prevalence of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 355-360

  Ospina, Maria B ^a   Voaklander, Donald C ^a   Stickland, Michael K ^a   King, Malcolm ^a   Senthilselvan, Ambikaipakan ^a   Rowe, Brian H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Asthma; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EMBASE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84870984213     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/825107     Document Type: Review

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