Asthma hospitalizations: A call for a national strategy to fight health inequities.

Pulmonology

Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences (MEDCIDS), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Portugal; Centre for Health Technology and Services Research, Health Research Network (CINTESIS@RISE), Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Portugal; Allergy Unit, CUF Porto Hospital & Institute, Portugal.

Published: May 2023

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