Burden of asthma among children in a developing megacity: Childhood asthma study, Pakistan

Ambreen Sahito (Karachi, Pakistan), Adeel Ahmed Khan, Sana Tanzil, Tanzil Jamali, Afshan Shahid, Shahla Naeem, Ambreen Sahito, Fraz Anwar Siddiqui, Asaad Ahmed Nafees, Zafar Fatmi

Source: International Congress 2015 – Prevalence of respiratory disease
Session: Prevalence of respiratory disease
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1138
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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Ambreen Sahito (Karachi, Pakistan), Adeel Ahmed Khan, Sana Tanzil, Tanzil Jamali, Afshan Shahid, Shahla Naeem, Ambreen Sahito, Fraz Anwar Siddiqui, Asaad Ahmed Nafees, Zafar Fatmi. Burden of asthma among children in a developing megacity: Childhood asthma study, Pakistan. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 1138

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