House Dust Mite Allergen Avoidance in Asthma. Benefits Unproved but Not Yet Excluded

Overview

Journal BMJ

Specialty General Medicine

Date 1998 Oct 24

PMID 9784440

Citations 5

Authors

D P Strachan

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