A Study of misdiagnosing eosinophilia as bronchial asthma at a tertiary health care centre

Darshan Kumar Bajaj (Lucknow, India), Darshan Kumar Bajaj, Abhishek Dubey, Surya Kant, Mona Asnani

Source: International Congress 2016 – Notable abstracts on clinical problems related to asthma
Session: Notable abstracts on clinical problems related to asthma
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 5010
Disease area: Airway diseases

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