Asthma in India: Applying science to reality

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 686-688

  Singh, R B ^a  

^a APOLLO HOSPITALS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INDIA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ASTHMA; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INDIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH;

EID: 2942571795     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2004.1910.x     Document Type: Review

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