Asthma insights and management in india: Lessons learnt from the Asia Pacific - Asthma insights and management (AP-AIM) study

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 63, Issue September 2015, 2015, Pages 36-43

  Salvi, Sundeep S ^a   Apte, Komalkirti K ^a   Dhar, Raja ^b   Shetty, Pradeep ^c   Faruqi, Rab A ^d   Thompson, Philip J ^e   Guleria, Randeep ^f  

^a Chest Research Foundation   (India)

^b National Allergy Asthma and Bronchitis Institute   (India)

^c Chiron Vaccines   (India)

^d MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

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EID: 84940640394     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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