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In Italy anti-asthmatic drug prescription is not always a reliable proxy of asthma

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  1. Department of Public Health, Laboratory for Mother and Child Health, IRCCS – Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, via G. La Masa 19, 20156, Milan, Italy

    Marina Bianchi, Antonio Clavenna, Daniele Piovani & Maurizio Bonati

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Bianchi, M., Clavenna, A., Piovani, D. et al. In Italy anti-asthmatic drug prescription is not always a reliable proxy of asthma. Eur J Epidemiol 31, 531–532 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-016-0146-6

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