Fatal asthma attack fears ‘rife’

New research reported by EFA (the European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients' Associations) shows that at least 1.5 million Europeans with severe asthma are living in constant fear that suffocating attacks will kill them, May 2005

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European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients' Associations http://www.efanet.org/default-efa.asp

European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients' Associations: Fact Sheet: Fighting for Breath - A European patient perspective on severe asthma, May 2005 http://www.efanet.org/imgs/pdf/WADFS.PDF

European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients' Associations: Press Release, 3.5.05: 1.5 million Europeans fear their asthma will kill them. 'Fighting for Breath' - A European patient perspective on severe asthma http://www.efanet.org/imgs/pdf/WADPR.PDF

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