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Editorial
. 2020 Mar 2;46(1):e20200048.
doi: 10.1590/1806-3713/e20200048.

What does the increasing prevalence of obesity mean for the management of asthma and airways disease?

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Jodie L Simpson  1 , Hayley A Scott  1
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What does the increasing prevalence of obesity mean for the management of asthma and airways disease?

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Jodie L Simpson et al. J Bras Pneumol. .
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