Effects of air pollution on asthma and respiratory symptoms in schoolchildren

A. Lafta, M. Shamssain (Ajman, United Arab Emirates)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Paediatric asthma: epidemiology and risk factors
Session: Paediatric asthma: epidemiology and risk factors
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1180
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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