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Global strategy for asthma management and prevention

Romain A. Pauwels
- 30 Sep 1996 - 
- Vol. 45, Iss: 8, pp 792
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This article is published in Japanese Journal of Allergology.The article was published on 1996-09-30 and is currently open access. It has received 10451 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Global strategy & Asthma Control Questionnaire.

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