The prevalence of asthma in Iranian adults: The first national survey and the most recent updates

Clinical Respiratory Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 1872-1881

  Fazlollahi, Mohammad Reza ^a   Najmi, Mehdi ^b   Fallahnezhad, Mojtaba ^c,d   Sabetkish, Nastaran ^a   Kazemnejad, Anoshirvan ^e   Bidad, Katayoon ^a   Shokouhi Shoormasti, Raheleh ^a   Mahloujirad, Maryam ^a   Pourpak, Zahra ^a   Moin, Mostafa ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

^c Razi Science Researchers Institute   (Iran)

^d ZANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

adult; asthma; Iran; prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHEST TIGHTNESS; COUGHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; WHEEZING; ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DYSPNEA; EUROPE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS;

ADULT; ASTHMA; COUGH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DYSPNEA; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85047849657     PISSN: 17526981     EISSN: 1752699X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/crj.12750     Document Type: Article

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