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Gershwin, L.J. (2006). Infectious and Environmental Triggers of Asthma. In: Gershwin, M.E., Albertson, T.E. (eds) Bronchial Asthma. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59745-014-6:221

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