Atopy, smoking, and chronic bronchitis.
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Atopy, smoking, and chronic bronchitis.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0143-005X
DOI: 10.1136/jech.41.4.300