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Epidemiology

Prevalence and severity of asthma and related symptoms in 6- to 7-year-old schoolchildren of Rio de Janeiro using of the ISAAC questionnaire by telephone survey

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Pages 227-231 | Received 14 Jul 2013, Accepted 26 Oct 2013, Published online: 05 Dec 2013

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