A 10 year asthma programme in Finland: major change for the better.

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Published in Thorax on August 01, 2006

Authors

T Haahtela1, L E Tuomisto, A Pietinalho, T Klaukka, M Erhola, M Kaila, M M Nieminen, E Kontula, L A Laitinen

Author Affiliations

1: Skin and Allergy Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital, P O Box 160, FIN-00029 HUS, Finland. tari.haahtela@hus.fi

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