The silent socioeconomic impact of COPD/asthma in Africa, Asia and Europe – a FRESH AIR study

E. Brakema (Leiden, Netherlands), A. Tabyshova (Groningen, Netherlands), R. Van Der Kleij (Leiden, Netherlands), T. Sooronbaev (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan), C. Lionis (Heraklion, Greece), M. Anastasaki (Heraklion, Greece), P. Le An (Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam), N. Than Luan (Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam), B. Kirenga (Kampala, Uganda), S. Walusimbi (Kampala, Uganda), M. Postma (Groningen, Netherlands), N. Chavannes (Leiden, Netherlands), J. Van Boven (Groningen, Netherlands)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Primary care management of asthma
Session: Primary care management of asthma
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 4215
Disease area: Airway diseases

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