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Should atopy be assessed in elderly patients with respiratory symptoms suggestive of asthma?

Nicola Scichilone Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica (Di.Bi.M.I.S), Sezione di Pneumologia, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy;[email protected]
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Giuseppe Augugliaro Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica (Di.Bi.M.I.S), Sezione di Pneumologia, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy; Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica (Di.Bi.M.I.S), Sezione di Pneumologia, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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Alkis Togias NIAD/NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA; NIAD/NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Vincenzo Bellia Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica (Di.Bi.M.I.S), Sezione di Pneumologia, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy; Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica (Di.Bi.M.I.S), Sezione di Pneumologia, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
Pages 585-591 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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