Prevalence and factors associated with severe asthma among preschool children of rural Sri Lanka

. Rajapakse Mudiyanselage (Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka), L. Amarasiri (Colombo, Sri Lanka), D. Yasaratne (Peradeniya, Sri Lanka), J. Warnasekara (Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka), S. Agampodi (Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Prevalence and incidence of chronic lung diseases
Session: Prevalence and incidence of chronic lung diseases
Session type: E-poster session
Number: 2607
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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