Alarmingly high prevalence of smoking and symptoms of bronchitis in young women in sweden: A population-based questionnaire study

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 214-220

  Wennergren, Göran ^a   Ekerljung, Linda ^a   Alm, Bernt ^a   Bjerg, Anders ^a   Lötvall, Jan ^a   Lundbäck, Bo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SUNDERBY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchitis; Respiratory symptoms; Smoking; Wheeze; Young women

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SPUTUM; SWEDEN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BRONCHITIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878489862     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4104/pcrj.2013.00043     Document Type: Article

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