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Achieving zero asthma-related hospitalisations in the world´s first SABA-free Asthma Center in Argentina

Luis J. Nanninia Pulmonary Section, Hospital E Peron, Granadero Baigorria, Argentina;b Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, ArgentinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nadia Brandana Pulmonary Section, Hospital E Peron, Granadero Baigorria, Argentina
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Octavio M. Fernandeza Pulmonary Section, Hospital E Peron, Granadero Baigorria, Argentina
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Pages 1057-1060 | Received 24 Aug 2022, Accepted 13 Oct 2022, Published online: 25 Oct 2022

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