Utility of a forced expiratory flow of 25 to 75 percent as a predictor in children with asthma
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Kang, Jung Wan
(Department of Pediatrics and Institute of Allergy, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Sciences Biomolecule Secretion Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Kim, Kyung Won (Department of Pediatrics and Institute of Allergy, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Sciences Biomolecule Secretion Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Kim, Eun Soo (Department of Pediatrics and Institute of Allergy, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Sciences Biomolecule Secretion Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Park, Jun Young (Department of Pediatrics and Institute of Allergy, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Sciences Biomolecule Secretion Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Sohn, Myung Hyun (Department of Pediatrics and Institute of Allergy, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Sciences Biomolecule Secretion Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Kim, Kyu-Earn (Department of Pediatrics and Institute of Allergy, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Sciences Biomolecule Secretion Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine) |
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