Developments in asthma incidence and prevalence in Alberta between 1995 and 2015
Abstract Background Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease characterized by reversible bronchoconstriction and airway inflammation. According to Statistics Canada in 2014, 8.1% of Canadians aged 12 and older reported having asthma diagnosed by a health care professional. Therefore, in 2014 there we...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-10-01
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Series: | Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13223-020-00485-3 |