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. 2001 Dec;10(6):295–298. doi: 10.1080/09629350152700948

Environmental allergen exposure and asthma: prospects for primary prevention.

A Custovic 1, A Woodcock 1
PMCID: PMC1781723  PMID: 11817666

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