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Research Articles

Clinical, functional, and inflammatory characteristics of asthma among adults aged over 60 years old: a case-control study

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Pages 1653-1660 | Received 29 Sep 2022, Accepted 24 Jan 2023, Published online: 27 Feb 2023

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