Effects of a School-based Intervention for Urban Adolescents with Asthma
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1073-449X,1535-4970
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201003-0429oc