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. 1998 Jan;53(1):7–13. doi: 10.1136/thx.53.1.7

Case-control study of salmeterol and near-fatal attacks of asthma

C Williams, L Crossland, J Finnerty, J Crane, S Holgate, N Pearce, R Beasley
PMCID: PMC1758693  PMID: 9577515

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