The global burden of respiratory disease

Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 404-406

  Ferkol, Thomas ^a   Schraufnagel, Dean ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Prevention and control; Public health; Respiratory tract diseases

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COST CONTROL; CROWDING (AREA); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG CANCER; MORTALITY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; SMOKING CESSATION; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN AREA; COST OF ILLNESS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

COST OF ILLNESS; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 84898723018     PISSN: 23256621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201311-405PS     Document Type: Short Survey

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