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The association between acetaminophen and asthma: should its pediatric use be banned?

Antonio Martinez-Gimeno Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Respiratory and Allergy Unit, Hospital General Universitario Santa Lucía, University of Murcia School of Medicine, Cartagena, Spain. [email protected]; Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Respiratory and Allergy Unit, Hospital General Universitario Santa Lucía, University of Murcia School of Medicine, Cartagena, Spain. [email protected]
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Luis García-Marcos Pediatric Respiratory and Allergy Unit, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Children’s Hospital, University of Murcia School of Medicine and CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERSP), Murcia, Spain; Pediatric Respiratory and Allergy Unit, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Children’s Hospital, University of Murcia School of Medicine and CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERSP), Murcia, Spain
Pages 113-122 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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