## Abstract ## Study Objectives Asthma guidelines suggest that normal or near normal lung function should be one of the goals for good asthma control. Therefore, children with chronic persistent asthma and reduced peripheral airway function were assessed after the replacement of conventional inhal
Passive smoking and lung function in asthmatic children: a commentary
β Scribed by Schmidt, F.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 236 KB
- Volume
- 71
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1440
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