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Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Revue canadienne des soins respiratoires et critiques et de la médecine du sommeil
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“Not just the asthma”: Understanding the acute asthma experiences of adult women with asthma presenting to the emergency department through photovoice

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