A case-control study of risk factors for adult near-fatal and fatal asthma in South Africa

L. Van der Merwe, A. De Klerk, P. Bardin, E. Van Schalkwyk (Cape Town, South Africa; Melbourne, Australia)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Asthma
Session: Asthma
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3184
Disease area: Airway diseases

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