Symptom prevalence and risk factors for asthma at the rural regions of Denizli, Turkey

Journal of Thoracic Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 452-458

  Uǧurlu, Erhan ^a   Öncel, Sevin Başer ^a   Evyapan, Fatma ^a  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asthma; Dyspnea; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHEST TIGHTNESS; COCKROACH; COUGHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DYSPNEA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PET ANIMAL; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WHEEZING;

EID: 84900521310     PISSN: 20721439     EISSN: 20776624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.02.07     Document Type: Article

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