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Case-control study of severe life threatening asthma (SLTA) in a developing community

Lize van der Merwe, Adél de Klerk, Michael Kidd, Philip G. Bardin, Emmerentia M. van Schalkwyk

Thorax · 2006 · 22 citations · 28 references

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Abstract

Risk factors for SLTA that are mainly analogous to those distinguished in other environments have been identified in a geographical area characterised by a third world socioeconomic context. Rural residence and poverty may increase the risk of SLTA.

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