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Assessment of asthma control levels in a tertiary hospital

A cross-sectional study

Entisar S. Alsafwani, Ayed M. Alenazi, Mansour M. Alqwaiee, Khaled A. BaQais, Adel S. Alharbi and Abdullah S. Al-Shamrani
Saudi Medical Journal May 2025, 46 (5) 552-559; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2025.46.5.20241038

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