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Asthma in Anxiety and Its Disorders: Overview and Synthesis

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Elwood, L.S., Olatunji, B.O. (2008). Asthma in Anxiety and Its Disorders: Overview and Synthesis. In: Anxiety In Health Behaviors And Physical Illness. Series In Anxiety and Related Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74753-8_10

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