Asthma Control Test: Reliability, Validity, and Responsiveness in Patients Not Previously Followed by Asthma Specialists
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatrics
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0031-4005,1098-4275
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-0846bbb