Open AccessDeterminants of asthma in a farming population
Author(s) -
E Melbostad,
Wijnand Eduard,
Per Magnus
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.319
Subject(s) - asthma , odds ratio , medicine , family history , population , spirometry , demography , confidence interval , odds , environmental health , logistic regression , sociology
This study examined the determinants of asthma in a population of farmers, including as a crude indicator of genetic predisposition "history of asthma in next-of-kin" (family history), and exposure factors such as animal production and smoking.
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