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Pediatrics

Opening interrupter technique in pre-school children with chronic respiratory diseases: a perspective case-control study in the diagnosis of airway hyperesponsiveness

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Pages 1045-1048 | Received 26 Jun 2013, Accepted 10 Aug 2013, Published online: 18 Sep 2013

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