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The prevalence of asthma symptoms, bronchial hyperresponsiveness and atopy in New Zealand adults.

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1999

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Wendyl D’Souza, Sarah Lewis, Soo Cheng, D McMillan, Neil Pearce, Ian Town, S. Rigby, Christopher Skidmore, Richard A. Armstrong, Robert B. Rutherford
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Abstract

Asthma symptoms, bronchial hyperresponsiveness and atopy are all common in adult New Zealanders. Their prevalence is associated with age, gender and current smoking but there are no significant regional differences between Hawkes Bay, Wellington and Christchurch.