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Original Article

Determinants for a low health-related quality of life in asthmatics

Mai LeanderDepartment of Medical Sciences, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; The Red Cross University College, Department of Health Care Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden
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Erik LampaDepartment of Medical Sciences, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Christer JansonDepartment of Medical Sciences, Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Kurt SvärdsuddDepartment of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Monica UddenfeldtDepartment of Medical Sciences, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Primary Care, County of Gävleborg, Sweden
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Anna Rask-AndersenDepartment of Medical Sciences, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 57-66 | Received 30 Sep 2011, Accepted 03 Nov 2011, Published online: 27 Dec 2011

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