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. 1998 Feb;53(2):101–105. doi: 10.1136/thx.53.2.101

Asthma and airway hyperresponsiveness among Belgian conscripts, 1978-91

P Dubois, E Degrave, O Vandenplas
PMCID: PMC1758715  PMID: 9624293

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