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Allergic rhinitis and asthma require an integrated management
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  1. Paulo Camargos1,
  2. Cássio Ibiapina1,
  3. Laura Lasmar1,
  4. Álvaro A Cruz2
  1. 1Paediatric Pulmonology Unit, University Hospital, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
  2. 2ProAR, Nucleo de Excelência em Asma da Universidade Federal da Bahia (FAPESB—CNPq), Salvador, Brazil
  1. Correspondence to Professor Paulo Camargos, Paediatric Pulmonology Unit, University Hospital, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Avenida Alfredo Balena 190/Room 267, 30130-100 Belo Horizonte, Brazil; paulo.camargos{at}pq.cnpq.br

https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-201666

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