Acute asthma in emergency department, prevalence of respiratory and non-respiratory symptoms
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عنوان ژورنال: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0422-7638
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcdt.2014.07.013