Reduction of asthma mortality in Salvador – Brazil, a remarkable early outcome of ProAR, a public health program for asthma control targeting severe asthmatics

C. Souza-Machado, A. Souza-Machado, E. Fonte, R. Franco, A. A. Cruz (Salvador, Bahia, Brazil)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Recent advances in our understanding of the treatment of asthma
Session: Recent advances in our understanding of the treatment of asthma
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3606
Disease area: Airway diseases

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