Asthma prevalence in Maghreb countries: the AIRMAG study

A. Benkheder, H. Bouacha, M. El Ftouh, S. Nafti, S. Taright, N. Yassine, M. Ali-Khoudja, H. Fakhfakh, S. Schuck, N. Texier, A. El Hasnaoui (Ariana, Tunis, Tunisia; Rabat, Casablanca, Morocco; Alger, Algeria; Paris, France; Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Asthma epidemiology
Session: Asthma epidemiology
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3775
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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