Prevalence of asthma and respiratory symptoms in south-central Durban, South Africa
- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Epidemiology
- Vol. 15 (8) , 747-755
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1007653709188
Abstract
The prevalence of asthma and respiratory symptoms in south-central Durban, one of the most heavily polluted areas of South Africa, has been determined using a cross-sectional survey of 213 households...Keywords
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