The characteristics and problem of elderly asthmatic patients in Japan

K. Takahashi, C. Okada, G. Kimura, J. Hirano, R. Soda, Y. Tanimoto, A. Kanehiro, M. Tanimoto (Tsukubo, Okayama, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Bronchial asthma and atopy – epidemiology, risk factors and risk assessment
Session: Bronchial asthma and atopy – epidemiology, risk factors and risk assessment
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1376
Disease area: Airway diseases

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