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Seasonal Variations in Hospital Admissions for Asthma in Malta

Victor Grech Paediatric Department, St. Luke's Hospital, Guardamangia, MSD09, Malta
, Ph.D., M.R.C.P.,
Martin Balzan Department of Medicine, St. Luke's Hospital, Malta
, M.R.C.P.,
Renzo Pace Asciak Department of Health Information, Malta
, M.Sc. &
Anton Buhagiar Department of Mathematics, University of Malta, Malta
, Ph.D.
Pages 263-268 | Published online: 05 Jul 2002

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