1. Descriptive epidemiology of asthma
Malcolm R Sears, FRACP 
The Lancet 
Volume 350, Pages S1-S4 (October 1997)
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2. Figure 1
Prevalence rates for wheeze, shortness of breath, diagnosed asthma, eczema, and hayfever in Aberdeen schoolchildren studied in 1964 and
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3. Figure 2
Asthma mortality rates in 6-34 year olds between 1960 and
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4. Figure 3
Abrupt decrease in asthma morbidity and mortality among New Zealand M-44 year olds between 1989 and 1990 following withdrawal of fenoterol28
A=Case-control study published.29 B=Fenoterol regulated in New Zealand.
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