Asthma in elite Brazilian swimmers: are we failing to diagnose? Evaluation by questionnaire and spirometry

I. Fiks, T. Antunes, N. Santos, C. R. F. Carvalho, A. L. P. Albuquerque, C. R. R. Carvalho (Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Asthma - miscellaneous issues
Session: Asthma - miscellaneous issues
Session type: Electronic Poster Session
Number: 2894
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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