Misdiagnosis of children’s asthma is common in UK primary care and can be improved with objective tests

D. Lo (Leicester, United Kingdom), L. Danvers (Leicester, United Kingdom), D. Roland (Leicester, United Kingdom), M. Richardson (Leicester, United Kingdom), Y. Yang (Oxford, United Kingdom), C. Beardsmore (Leicester, United Kingdom), A. Wilson (Leicester, United Kingdom), E. Gaillard (Leicester, United Kingdom)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Paediatric asthma: new mechanisms and tools
Session: Paediatric asthma: new mechanisms and tools
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 1314
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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