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Journal of Asthma Volume 38, 2001 - Issue 8
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Effects Of Theophylline Withdrawal in Well-Controlled Asthmatics Treated with Inhaled Corticosteroid

Kenji Baba The 3rd Dept. of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University, 21 Karimata, Yazako, Nagakute, Aichi, 480-1195, Japan; The 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University, School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan
, M.D.,
Ayako Sakakibara The 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University, School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan
, M.D.,
Takeo Yagi The 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University, School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan
, M.D.,
Sayaka Niwa The 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University, School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan
, M.D.,
Tsutomu Hattori The 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University, School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan
, M.D.,
Isao Koishikawa The 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University, School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan
, M.D.,
Kazuhito Yoshida The 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University, School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan
, M.D.,
Tadashi Kobayashi The 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University, School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan
, M.D. &
Kenzo Takagi Department of Health Science, Nagoya University, School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Pages 615-624 | Published online: 31 Dec 2001

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