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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-01-01
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Series: | World Allergy Organization Journal |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1939455119302662 |