Increasing prevalence of asthma in small cities and towns in rural Pennsylvania (PA)

T. J. Craig, N. Osevala, L. Best (Hershey, Harrisburg, United States Of America)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Asthma in children and adults
Session: Asthma in children and adults
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1919
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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