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Comment
. 2007 Sep 22;335(7620):577.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39339.481667.3A.

Change page: Way forward is not obvious at asthma crossroads

Syed F Hussain
Comment

Change page: Way forward is not obvious at asthma crossroads

Syed F Hussain. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: SFH has received sponsorships for organising a CME programme, participating in conferences, and speaking from Astra Zeneca, GSK, and MSD.

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