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. 1993 Jan;48(1):5–9. doi: 10.1136/thx.48.1.5

Cohabiting with domestic mites.

I H Feather, J A Warner, S T Holgate, P J Thompson, G A Stewart
PMCID: PMC464226  PMID: 8434354

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