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The relationships among hydrogen peroxide in expired breath condensate, airway inflammation, and asthma severity. Chest (2002) 0.94
What Greece can learn from UK primary care experience and empirical research. Br J Gen Pract (2012) 0.94
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Developing an appropriate EPR system for the Greek primary care setting. J Med Syst (2003) 0.93
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Validity of performance indicators for assessing prescribing quality: the case of asthma. Eur J Clin Pharmacol (2003) 0.92
Sub-optimal patient and physician communication in primary care consultations: its relation to severe and difficult asthma. Prim Care Respir J (2006) 0.92
A household survey on the extent of home medication storage. A cross-sectional study from rural Crete, Greece. Eur J Gen Pract (2011) 0.92
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