Asthma as a nonlinear complex dynamic system: a novel approach to understand the temporal behaviour of chronic asthma and its response to β-agonists

Frey Urs

Source: Eur Respir Rev 2008; 17: 67-69
Journal Issue: June 2008 - 17 (108)
Disease area: Airway diseases

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