Prevalence of asthma symptoms in Omani schoolchildren

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-27

  Al Riyami, Bazdawi M S ^a   Al Rawas, Omar A S ^a   Al Riyami, Asya A ^b   Jasim, Lyla G ^b   Mohammed, Ali J ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Oman)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; ISAAC; Night cough; Oman; Prevalence; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958035829     PISSN: 2075051X     EISSN: 20750528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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