Tobacco smoke: Old foe more important for asthma than commonly appreciated?

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 720-721

  Sandström, Thomas ^a   Lundback B ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHACHOLINE; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LUNG FUNCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; TOBACCO; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SMOKING;

EID: 8644248958     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.04.00096804     Document Type: Editorial

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