Inhaler technique among adults with uncontrolled asthma from low-income Philadelphia neighborhoods
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0091-6749
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.12.666