Declining asthma prevalence in Hong Kong Chinese children?

G. W. Wong, T. F. Leung, K. K. Lee, F. W. Ko, P. Lam, D. S. Hui, T. F. Fok, C. K. Lai (Shatin, Kowloon, China)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Epidemiological aspects of childhood asthma
Session: Epidemiological aspects of childhood asthma
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 3319
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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