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. 1999 Nov;54(11):990–994. doi: 10.1136/thx.54.11.990

Temporal trends and ethnic variations in asthma mortality in Singapore, 1976-1995

T Ng, W Tan
PMCID: PMC1745386  PMID: 10525557

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