Urbanisation, asthma and allergies

Editorial

M Innes Asher. Thorax. 2011 Dec.

. 2011 Dec;66(12):1025-6.

doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201019. Epub 2011 Sep 22.

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