Prevalence of asthma symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment in 12-14 year old children across Great Britain (international study of asthma and allergies in childhood, ISAAC UK)

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Published in BMJ on January 10, 1998

Authors

B Kaur1, H R Anderson, J Austin, M Burr, L S Harkins, D P Strachan, J O Warner

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Public Health Sciences, St George's Hospital Medical School, London.

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