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. 1998 Aug;53(Suppl 2):S47–S51. doi: 10.1136/thx.53.2008.s47

Role of the indoor environment in determining the severity of asthma

A Woodcock, A Custovic
PMCID: PMC1765899  PMID: 10193348

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