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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Specialists Play a Vital Role in General Practitioners' Prescription Behavior: A Qualitative Study of Asthma Care in Japan

, M.D., , M.D., Ph.D., , M.D., Ph.D., , M.D., , M.D. & , M.D., Ph.D.
Pages 339-342 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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