Prevalence trends in respiratory symptoms and asthma in relation to smoking - two cross-sectional studies ten years apart among adults in northern Sweden

Background Smoking is considered to be the single most important preventable risk factor for respiratory symptoms. Estimating prevalence of respiratory symptoms is important since they most often precede a diagnosis of an obstructive airway disease, which places a major burden on the society. The ai...

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Main Authors: Helena Backman, Linnea Hedman, Sven-Arne Jansson, Anne Lindberg, Bo Lundbäck, Eva Rönmark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:World Allergy Organization Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1939455119302662