Sputum analysis, bronchial hyperresponsiveness, and airway function in asthma: Results of a factor analysis
- 1 February 1999
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
- Vol. 103 (2) , 232-237
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0091-6749(99)70496-3
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