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International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Volume 2 (2015), Article ID 2:IJPSR-110, 3 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-1502/2015/110
Case Study
Relationship between Abundance of Risk Factors and Prevalence of Asthma and Allergic Disease at South of Cairo

Melad Abdu Alhmed Al Dhduh1*, Nagwa Ali Mohamed Sabri2 and Eman Mahmoud Fouda3

1Bachelor of pharmaceutical sciences, El-Mergab University, Alkhoms, Libya
2Head of clinical pharmacy department, Faculty of pharmacy, Ain Shams university, Cairo, Egypt
3Department of Pediatric, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Melad Abdu Alhmed Al Dhduh, Bachelor of pharmaceutical sciences, El-Mergab University, Alkhoms, Libya; E-mail: melad_aldhduh@yahoo.com
16 June 2015; 29 August 2015; 01 Septmber 2015
Al Dhduh MAA, Mohamed Sabri NA, Fouda EM (2015) Relationship between Abundance of Risk Factors and Prevalence of Asthma and Allergic disease at South of Cairo. Int J Pharma Sci Res 2: 110. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-1502/2015/110

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