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Psychological Considerations in Asthma

Implications For Treatment

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Klingelhofer, E. (2001). Psychological Considerations in Asthma. In: Gershwin, M.E., Albertson, T.E. (eds) Bronchial Asthma. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-127-5_19

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