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Differential Diagnosis of Asthma in Adults

Asthma, Occult Asthma, and Pseudoasthma

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Lillington, G.A., Faul, J.L. (2001). Differential Diagnosis of Asthma in Adults. In: Gershwin, M.E., Albertson, T.E. (eds) Bronchial Asthma. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-127-5_6

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