Asthma control in Oman: National results within the asthma insights and reality in the Gulf and the near East (AIRGNE) study

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-51

  Al Busaidi, Nasser ^a   Soriano, Joan B ^b  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL   (Oman)

^b Epidemiology and Clinical Research   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adult; Asthma; Asthma Prevention and Control; Child; Health survey; Oman

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 79957958910     PISSN: 2075051X     EISSN: 20750528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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