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Prevalence of asthma symptoms among adults aged 20–44 years in Canada
Jure Manfreda, Margaret R. Becklake, Malcolm R. Sears, Moira Chan-Yeung, Helen Dimich-Ward, Hans C. Siersted, Pierre Ernst, Lamont Sweet, Linda Van Til, Dennis M. Bowie, Nicholas R. Anthonisen and Robert B. Tate
CMAJ April 03, 2001 164 (7) 995-1001;
Jure Manfreda
From the Departments of *Medicine and †Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., ‡the Respiratory Epidemiology Unit, Joint Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and of Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Que., §the Firestone Regional Chest and Allergy Unit, St. Joseph's Hospital and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., ¶the Respiratory Division, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, **the Department of Health and Social Services, Charlottetown, PEI, and ††the Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Margaret R. Becklake
From the Departments of *Medicine and †Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., ‡the Respiratory Epidemiology Unit, Joint Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and of Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Que., §the Firestone Regional Chest and Allergy Unit, St. Joseph's Hospital and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., ¶the Respiratory Division, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, **the Department of Health and Social Services, Charlottetown, PEI, and ††the Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Malcolm R. Sears
From the Departments of *Medicine and †Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., ‡the Respiratory Epidemiology Unit, Joint Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and of Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Que., §the Firestone Regional Chest and Allergy Unit, St. Joseph's Hospital and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., ¶the Respiratory Division, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, **the Department of Health and Social Services, Charlottetown, PEI, and ††the Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Moira Chan-Yeung
From the Departments of *Medicine and †Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., ‡the Respiratory Epidemiology Unit, Joint Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and of Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Que., §the Firestone Regional Chest and Allergy Unit, St. Joseph's Hospital and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., ¶the Respiratory Division, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, **the Department of Health and Social Services, Charlottetown, PEI, and ††the Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Helen Dimich-Ward
From the Departments of *Medicine and †Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., ‡the Respiratory Epidemiology Unit, Joint Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and of Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Que., §the Firestone Regional Chest and Allergy Unit, St. Joseph's Hospital and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., ¶the Respiratory Division, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, **the Department of Health and Social Services, Charlottetown, PEI, and ††the Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Hans C. Siersted
From the Departments of *Medicine and †Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., ‡the Respiratory Epidemiology Unit, Joint Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and of Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Que., §the Firestone Regional Chest and Allergy Unit, St. Joseph's Hospital and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., ¶the Respiratory Division, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, **the Department of Health and Social Services, Charlottetown, PEI, and ††the Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Pierre Ernst
From the Departments of *Medicine and †Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., ‡the Respiratory Epidemiology Unit, Joint Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and of Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Que., §the Firestone Regional Chest and Allergy Unit, St. Joseph's Hospital and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., ¶the Respiratory Division, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, **the Department of Health and Social Services, Charlottetown, PEI, and ††the Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Lamont Sweet
From the Departments of *Medicine and †Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., ‡the Respiratory Epidemiology Unit, Joint Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and of Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Que., §the Firestone Regional Chest and Allergy Unit, St. Joseph's Hospital and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., ¶the Respiratory Division, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, **the Department of Health and Social Services, Charlottetown, PEI, and ††the Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Linda Van Til
From the Departments of *Medicine and †Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., ‡the Respiratory Epidemiology Unit, Joint Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and of Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Que., §the Firestone Regional Chest and Allergy Unit, St. Joseph's Hospital and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., ¶the Respiratory Division, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, **the Department of Health and Social Services, Charlottetown, PEI, and ††the Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Dennis M. Bowie
From the Departments of *Medicine and †Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., ‡the Respiratory Epidemiology Unit, Joint Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and of Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Que., §the Firestone Regional Chest and Allergy Unit, St. Joseph's Hospital and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., ¶the Respiratory Division, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, **the Department of Health and Social Services, Charlottetown, PEI, and ††the Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Nicholas R. Anthonisen
From the Departments of *Medicine and †Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., ‡the Respiratory Epidemiology Unit, Joint Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and of Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Que., §the Firestone Regional Chest and Allergy Unit, St. Joseph's Hospital and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., ¶the Respiratory Division, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, **the Department of Health and Social Services, Charlottetown, PEI, and ††the Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Robert B. Tate
From the Departments of *Medicine and †Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., ‡the Respiratory Epidemiology Unit, Joint Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and of Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Que., §the Firestone Regional Chest and Allergy Unit, St. Joseph's Hospital and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., ¶the Respiratory Division, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, **the Department of Health and Social Services, Charlottetown, PEI, and ††the Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
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Prevalence of asthma symptoms among adults aged 20–44 years in Canada
Jure Manfreda, Margaret R. Becklake, Malcolm R. Sears, Moira Chan-Yeung, Helen Dimich-Ward, Hans C. Siersted, Pierre Ernst, Lamont Sweet, Linda Van Til, Dennis M. Bowie, Nicholas R. Anthonisen, Robert B. Tate
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Prevalence of asthma symptoms among adults aged 20–44 years in Canada
Jure Manfreda, Margaret R. Becklake, Malcolm R. Sears, Moira Chan-Yeung, Helen Dimich-Ward, Hans C. Siersted, Pierre Ernst, Lamont Sweet, Linda Van Til, Dennis M. Bowie, Nicholas R. Anthonisen, Robert B. Tate
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