The role of smoking in the association between asthma and cardiovascular disease: An example of poorly controlled confounding

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 123-

  Garcia Aymerich, Judith ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ASTHMA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; ONSET AGE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; ADVERSE EFFECTS; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SMOKING;

EID: 84938084947     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201505-0945ED     Document Type: Editorial

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