Asthma: management of severe disease.

Lancet Respir Med

Firestone Institute of Respiratory Health, St Joseph's Healthcare and Department of Medicine, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, Canada. Electronic address:

Published: March 2013

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