The burden of asthma in Australia
- 1 August 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The Medical Journal of Australia
- Vol. 175 (3) , 141-145
- https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2001.tb143062.x
Abstract
In 1997, 27% of Australian children had current wheeze, and this is increasing by 1.4% per year. The prevalence of wheeze among adults is lower and appears to be stable. The prevalence of persistent...Keywords
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