How reliable are claims of an asthma epidemic amongst Canadian children?

J. Chawla, T. Zhang, B. Carleton, M. Seear (Vancouver, Canada)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Paediatric epidemiology: asthma and associated factors
Session: Paediatric epidemiology: asthma and associated factors
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4811
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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