Original articleStudies on bronchial hyperreactivity, allergic responsiveness, and asthma in rural and urban children of the highlands of Papua New Guinea☆,☆☆
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Supported by research grants from the Asthma Foundation of Western Australia and the Princess Margaret Children's Medical Research Foundation.
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Publication No. 223 of the Clinical Immunology Research Unit of the Princess Margaret Children's Medical Research Foundation.
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From the Department of Microbiology, University of Western Australia, Clinical Immunology Research Unit, Princess Margaret Hospital, Subiaco, Western Australia.
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From the Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Goroka, Papua New Guinea.
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