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Original Article

Therapeutic Use of Bronchoalveolar Lavage in a Very Difficult Asthmatic: A Case Report

Ashok Manohar Karnik Department of Medicine Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait
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Mukhtar Medhat Department of Medicine, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait
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Samir Farah Department of Medicine, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait
Pages 181-184 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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