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How Prevalent And Severe Is Asthma Among Pittsburgh Schoolchildren?

Allegheny Health Network recently released the resultsof Dr. Deborah Gentile’s study on the asthma prevalence, risk and severity for schoolchildren in several Pittsburgh-area school districts. We’ll discuss the results with Dr. Gentile and Phil Johnson, director of The Heinz Endowments’ Breathe Project which funded the study.

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