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Patterns of Inpatient and Outpatient Care for Asthma in Erie and Niagara Counties, Western New York State

Jamson S. Lwebuga-Mukasa Lung Biology Research Program, Center for Asthma and Environmental Exposure, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, U.S.A.; Asthma and Environmental Exposure, Lung Biology Research Program, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, Buffalo General Hospital, 100 High Street, Buffalo, NY, 14203, U.S.A.
, M.D., Ph.D. &
Robert Pszonak Lung Biology Research Program, Center for Asthma and Environmental Exposure, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, U.S.A.
, M.D.
Pages 155-160 | Published online: 30 Apr 2001

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