Bronchial asthma and hypovitaminosis D in Saudi children.

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Published in Asia Pac Allergy on April 29, 2015

Authors

Huria M Aldubi1, Eman M Alissa1, Hayat Z Kamfar2, Osama Gaber1, Zuhair M Marzouki1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Clinical Biochemistry, King AbdulAziz University, Jeddah 21483, Saudi Arabia.
2: Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King AbdulAziz University, Jeddah 21483, Saudi Arabia.

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