Age specific trends in asthma mortality in England and Wales, 1983-95: results of an observational study.

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Published in BMJ on May 17, 1997

Authors

M J Campbell1, G R Cogman, S T Holgate, S L Johnston

Author Affiliations

1: Southampton University, Department of Medical Statistics and Computing, Southampton General Hospital. m.j.campbell@soton.ac.uk

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