Regional variation in the prevalence of asthma symptoms among omani school children: Comparisons from two nationwide cross-sectional surveys six years apart

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 157-164

  Al Rawas, Omar A ^a   Al Riyami, Bazdawi M ^a   Al Kindy, Hussein ^a   Al Maniri, Abdullah A ^a   Al Riyami, Asya A ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Oman)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Asthma; Children; Oman; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649720612     PISSN: 2075051X     EISSN: 20750528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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