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Asthma prevalence among adults in Saudi Arabia

Mohammed O. Al Ghobain, Saleh S. Algazlan and Talal M. Oreibi
Saudi Medical Journal February 2018, 39 (2) 179-184; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2018.2.20974
Mohammed O. Al Ghobain
From the College of Medicine (Al Ghobain, Algazlan), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Department of Medicine (Oreibi), King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Al Ghobain), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Saleh S. Algazlan
From the College of Medicine (Al Ghobain, Algazlan), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Department of Medicine (Oreibi), King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Al Ghobain), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Talal M. Oreibi
From the College of Medicine (Al Ghobain, Algazlan), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Department of Medicine (Oreibi), King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Al Ghobain), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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