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. 1993 Sep;48(9):879–881. doi: 10.1136/thx.48.9.879

Effect of air pollution on the prevalence of asthma and allergy: lessons from the German reunification.

H Magnussen, R Jörres, D Nowak
PMCID: PMC464769  PMID: 8236067

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