Diagnosis and treatment of asthma in children: usefulness of a review of medical records.

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Published in Br J Gen Pract on December 01, 1992

Authors

R G Neville1, F P Bryce, F M Robertson, I K Crombie, R A Clark

Author Affiliations

1: Department of General Practice, University of Dundee.

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