Higher prevalence of rhinitis and nasal symptoms in subject reporting indoor dampness; results from the Swedish GA2LEN study

M. Gunnbjörnsdóttir, D. Norbäck, S. E. Dahlén, B. Lundbäck, B. Forsberg, K. Franklin, L. Ekerljung, C. Janson (Uppsala, Umeå, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Sweden)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - New insights in the epidemiology of asthma
Session: New insights in the epidemiology of asthma
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 5246
Disease area: Airway diseases

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