Take the Asthma Quiz (cont.)
Medical Author:
Julie Bohlen
Coauthor:
Girish Sharma, MD
Medical Editor:
Richard F Lockey, MD
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
Zab Mosenifar, MD
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Authors and EditorsCoauthor(s): Girish Sharma, MD, Director, Pediatric Pulmonary Section and Director, Rush Cystic Fibrosis Center, Rush University Medical Center; Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Rush University. Editors: Richard F Lockey, MD, Joy McCann Culverhouse Chair of Allergy and Immunology, Director, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Public Health, University of South Florida College of Medicine and the James A Haley Veterans' Hospital; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Zab Mosenifar, MD, Director, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Executive Vice Chair, Department of Medicine, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Professor of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine. Last Editorial Review: 1/13/2006 Must Read Articles Related to Take the Asthma Quiz
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