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Comment
. 2020 Feb 1;201(3):392.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.201909-1801LE.

Sex Hormones and Asthma: Don't Forget Progesterone

Brian Lipworth  1 , Rory Chan  1 , Chris RuiWen Kuo  1
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Sex Hormones and Asthma: Don't Forget Progesterone

Brian Lipworth et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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