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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Improving Asthma Care for the Elderly: A Randomized Controlled Trial Using a Simple Telephone Intervention

, M.D., , M.D. & , M.D.
Pages 30-35 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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