Dr. Barry Dworkin

Study finds that asthma misdiagnosed in almost 1/3 of cases

Health Headlines Commentary for January 18, 2017

Source:

A third of adults treated for asthma don’t actually have airway disorder: study

Reference:

Reevaluation of Diagnosis in Adults With Physician-Diagnosed Asthma

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