Open AccessAsthma trends in Switzerland: the Swiss Sentinel Surveillance Network, 1988-1996
Author(s) -
Ueli Bollag,
J Cloetta,
J Oberreich,
Paget Jw
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
euro surveillance/eurosurveillance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.766
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1560-7917
pISSN - 1025-496X
DOI - 10.2807/esm.04.02.00041-en
Subject(s) - asthma , medicine , environmental health , family medicine , immunology
The setting up of the Swiss Sentinel Surveillance Network (SSSN) in 1986 has provided an excellent opportunity to study the distribution and determinants of asthma. The system provides morbidity data, which are representative of family practices in primar