The public health implications of asthma

Asthma is a very common chronic disease that occurs in all age groups and is the focus of various clinical and public health interventions. Both morbidity and mortality from asthma are significant. The number of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost due to asthma worldwide is similar to that f...

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Main Authors: Jean Bousquet, Philippe J. Bousquet, Philippe Godard, Jean-Pierre Daures
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2005-07-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862005000700016&lng=en&tlng=en