Prevention of asthma and approaches for enhanced care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 133-143

  Partridge, Martyn R ^a   Alwan, Ala'din ^b  

^a WHIPPS CROSS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0347703076     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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