Diversity of Metabolomic Findings Regarding Lung Function in Children and Young Adults
Ali H Ziyab1, Su Chen2, A Daniel Jones3
1Kuwait University College of Medicine, Community Medicine, Safat, Kuwait; ali.ziyab@ku.edu.kw.
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
|October 24, 2025
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