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A Possible Link between Fluticasone Propionate and Tics in Pediatric Asthmatics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Melanie Steele
Affiliation:
McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Jodi Rosner
Affiliation:
Grand River Hospital Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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Abstract

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Letters to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 2012

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