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Original Article

Do Both Paternal and Maternal Smoking Influence the Prevalence of Childhood Asthma? A Study into the Prevalence of Asthma in Children and the Effects of Parental Smoking

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Pages 47-55 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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