Trends in asthma mortality

BMJ

Volumn 315, Issue 7114, 1997, Pages 1012-

  Campbell, M J ^a   Holgate, S T ^b   Johnston, S L ^b   Johnson, Carol A ^c   Mannino, David M ^c   Ashizawa, Annette ^c   Berrill, W T ^d   Mcloone, Philip ^e   Morrison, David S ^f   Kaur, Balvinder ^g   Butland, Barbara ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d WEST CUMBERLAND HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^f NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^g ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ASTHMA; CHILD; HUMAN; LETTER; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASON; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONS; SURVIVAL RATE; WALES;

EID: 85007668756     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7114.1012     Document Type: Letter

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