Increase in asthma and a high prevalence of bronchitis in urban and rural vietnam – results from a population study

H. T. Lam, E. Rönmark, N. V. Tuong, L. Ekerljung, N. T. Kim Chuc, B. Lundbäck (Hanoi, Viet Nam; Stockholm, Luleå, Umeå, Gothenburg, Sweden)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Epidemiology of atopy and asthma
Session: Epidemiology of atopy and asthma
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 947
Disease area: Airway diseases

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