Prevalence of respiratory symptoms, bronchial hyperresponsiveness and atopy among adults: west and east Germany.

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Published in Eur Respir J on December 01, 1996

Authors

D Nowak1, J Heinrich, R Jörres, G Wassmer, J Berger, E Beck, S Boczor, M Claussen, H E Wichmann, H Magnussen

Author Affiliations

1: Zentrum für Pneumologie und Thoraxchirurgie, Grosshansdorf, Germany.

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