Scheduled asthma management in general practice generally improve asthma control in those who attend
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Asthma management in practice.
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عنوان ژورنال: Respiratory Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0954-6111
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2012.01.005