Home environment in cities with low prevalence of asthma and atopy

M. Gunnbjörnsdóttir, D. Norbäck, T. Gíslason, R. Jogi, A. Soon, C. Janson (Uppsala, Sweden; Reykjavík, Iceland; Tartu, Estonia)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Asthma epidemiology: longitudinal and cross-sectional studies
Session: Asthma epidemiology: longitudinal and cross-sectional studies
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3116
Disease area: Airway diseases

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