Prevalence of asthma in children in Romania urban areas

C. Gheonea, D. A. Plesca, D. Dragomir, D. Oraseanu, I. Cernatescu, M. Nanulescu, M. Neamtu, N. Bisca, P. Chereches-Panta, S. Gotia (Bucharest, Craiova, Romania)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Risk factors for childhood asthma and allergy
Session: Risk factors for childhood asthma and allergy
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2098
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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