Genetic and environmental correlates of asthma among adolescents in Sri Lanka: A case control study

Manjula Danansuriya (Ragama, Sri Lanka), Manjula Danansuriya, Lalini Rajapaksa, Anura Weerasinghe, C.H. Katelaris

Source: International Congress 2015 – Paediatric epidemiology: pulmonary complications, bronchiolitis and asthma
Session: Paediatric epidemiology: pulmonary complications, bronchiolitis and asthma
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1336
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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