Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 105-113 , March 2011

Adolescents' Perception of Asthma Symptoms and Health Care Utilization

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 This study is supported by grant No. R21 NR009837 from the National Institutes of Health.

 Conflicts of interest: none to report.

PII: S0891-5245(09)00315-0

doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2009.10.003

Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 105-113 , March 2011

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