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Benefits of Swimming in Asthma: Effect of a Session of Swimming Lessons on Symptoms and PFTs with Review of the Literature

M. C. Weisgerber Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, M.D.,
M. Guill Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA
, M.D.,
J. M. Weisgerber Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
, M.D. &
H. Butler Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA
, M.D.
Pages 453-464 | Published online: 08 Nov 2003

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