What defines airflow obstruction in asthma?

Cerveri I., Corsico A. G., Accordini S., Cervio G., Ansaldo E., Grosso A., Niniano R., Tsana Tegomo E., Anto J. M., Kunzli N., Janson C., Sunyer J., Svanes C., Heinrich J., Schouten J. P., Wjst M., Pozzi E., de Marco R.

Source: Eur Respir J 2009; 34: 568
Journal Issue: September
Disease area: Airway diseases

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