Seasonality of primary care utilization for asthma, COPD and pneumonia in Karachi (Pakistan)

A. Ghani, Z. Raza, A. Ahmad, F. Ahmad, N. Rizvi (Karachi, Pakistan)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Epidemiology of asthma
Session: Epidemiology of asthma
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3955
Disease area: Airway diseases

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A. Ghani, Z. Raza, A. Ahmad, F. Ahmad, N. Rizvi (Karachi, Pakistan). Seasonality of primary care utilization for asthma, COPD and pneumonia in Karachi (Pakistan). Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 3955

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