Risks in Using Nonrigorous Spanish Translations of Asthma Questionnaires
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Risks in using nonrigorous spanish translations of asthma questionnaires.
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عنوان ژورنال: Chest
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0012-3692
DOI: 10.1378/chest.07-0180