1. Une synthèse sur l'épidémiologie de l'asthme
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Demoly, P., Godard, P., and Bousquet, J.
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ASTHMATICS , *OBSTRUCTIVE lung diseases , *MORTALITY , *PUBLIC health - Abstract
Abstract: Asthma morbidity and mortality have increased over the last ten years in most countries. In some countries now, it apears that asthma prevalence has reached a plateau. The increased prevalence, especially in children, should be explained by environnemental factors, since obviously our genes have not changed. In this paper, we will review the recent data concerning asthma prevalence, mortality, socio-economic impact and both environnemental and genetic risk factors. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2005
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