Wheezing in an Asthmatic Woman: Worsening Asthma or Something Else?

Am J Med

Medical School, Unisinos, São Leopoldo, RS, Brazil; Thyroid Unit, Division of Endocrinology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

Published: May 2023

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