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Urban-rural dichotomy in asthma
South African Family Practice | Vol 45, No 10 | a1874 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/safp.v45i10.1874
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Submitted: 27 August 2011 | Published: 30 October 2003
Submitted: 27 August 2011 | Published: 30 October 2003
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A.A. Awotedu, Facultyof Health Sciences, University of Transkei, South AfricaFull Text:
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Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways, which is global in spread, affects all ages and both sexes. The prevalence rates vary from country to country and vary even in the same country between urban and rural areas.
Keywords
asthma; urban and rural areas; global asthma prevalence
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