Prevalence of asthma and chronic respiratory illnesses in 4953 urban slum children from Pune City, India

B. B. Brashier, J. D. Londhe, A. M. Jantikar, S. D. Hake, S. N. Valsa, S. S. Salvi (Pune, India)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Asthma and allergy: prevalence, incidence and risk factors
Session: Asthma and allergy: prevalence, incidence and risk factors
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1413
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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