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. 2015 May 1;1(1):00004-2015.
doi: 10.1183/23120541.00004-2015.

Cross-sectional study of asthma and rhinitis symptoms in the context of exposure to air pollution in Nepal

Delan Devakumar  1 , Jonathan G Ayres  2 , Suzanne Bartington  3 , Janet Stocks  4 , Shiva Shankar Chaube  5 , Naomi M Saville  1 , Dharma S Manandhar  5 , Anthony Costello  1 , David Osrin  1
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Cross-sectional study of asthma and rhinitis symptoms in the context of exposure to air pollution in Nepal

Delan Devakumar et al. ERJ Open Res. .

Abstract

Amongst children in rural Nepal, an association of dry cough with air pollution was seen only in boys http://ow.ly/MOa5u

Keywords: Nepal; air pollutants; asthma; child; rhinitis.

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