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Original Article

The Changing Frequency of Childhood Asthma

Claire Infante-Rivard Department of Community Health Ste., Justine Hospital Faculty of Medicine University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Santiago Esnaola Sukia Department of Community Health Ste., Justine Hospital Faculty of Medicine University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
,
Daniele Roberge Department of Community Health Ste., Justine Hospital Faculty of Medicine University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
&
Mona Baumgarten Department of Community Health Ste., Justine Hospital Faculty of Medicine University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Pages 283-288 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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