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. 2001 Oct;56(10):806–814. doi: 10.1136/thorax.56.10.806

Asthma programme in Finland: a community problem needs community solutions

T Haahtela 1, T Klaukka 1, K Koskela 1, M Erhola 1, L Laitinen 1
PMCID: PMC1745939  PMID: 11562522

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