Different effects of urban and rural environments in respiratory status of Greek schoolchildren

K. Priftis, M. Anthracopoulos, A. Paliatsos, A. Nikolaou-Papanagiotou, P. Douridas, P. Nicolaidou, E. Mantzouranis (Patras, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Childhood respiratory epidemiology II
Session: Childhood respiratory epidemiology II
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3984
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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