Prevalence of bronchial hyperresponsiveness in a low-income urban area of Cape Town, South Africa

E. Van Schalkwyk, C. Lombard, N. Beyers, E. Bateman, E. Irusen (Cape Town, South Africa)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Epidemiology of asthma and allergy
Session: Epidemiology of asthma and allergy
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2438
Disease area: Airway diseases

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