Asthma symptom severity and diagnosis in adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa

V. Oyenuga (London, United Kingdom), G. Mosler (London, United Kingdom), E. Addo-Yobo (Kumasi, Ghana), O. Adeyeye (Lagos, Nigeria), R. Masekela (Durban, South Africa), H. Mujuru (Harare, Zimbabwe), R. Nantanda (Kampala, Uganda), S. Rylance (Blantyre, Malawi), I. Ticklay (Harare, Zimbabwe), J. Grigg (London, United Kingdom)

Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – Advances in childhood asthma: biologics, biomarkers and infections
Session: Advances in childhood asthma: biologics, biomarkers and infections
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 2565

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