The European Community Respiratory Health Survey
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The European Community Respiratory Health Survey II.
The European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) II will determine the incidence of and risk factors for the development of allergic disease, atopy and rapid loss of lung function in middle-aged adults living in Europe. From 1991-1993, >18,000 individuals took part in ECRHS I and provided information on symptoms and exposure to known or suspected risk factors for asthma. Blood samples f...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Respiratory Journal
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0903-1936,1399-3003
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.94.07050954