Asthma symptom control, biomarkers of airway inflammation and spirometry in a cohort of Sri Lankan children

R. Jayarathna (London, United Kingdom), W. Amarasiri (Colombo, Sri Lanka), K. Weerasekara (Colombo, Sri Lanka)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Paediatric asthma
Session: Paediatric asthma
Session type: E-poster session
Number: 673
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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