Study of the association between body mass index and "silent asthma"

M. Ribeiro, G. Ribeiro (Salvador, Brazil)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Monitoring respiratory diseases: role of comorbidities and lung involvement
Session: Monitoring respiratory diseases: role of comorbidities and lung involvement
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4176
Disease area: Airway diseases

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M. Ribeiro, G. Ribeiro (Salvador, Brazil). Study of the association between body mass index and "silent asthma". Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 4176

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