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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Main Authors: Ana-Maria Bosonea, Heather Sharpe, Ting Wang, Jeffrey A. Bakal, A. Dean Befus, Lawrence W. Svenson, Harissios Vliagoftis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13223-020-00485-3