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<journal-id>0034-7531</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Pediatría]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Pediatr]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0034-7531</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Nacional de Información de Ciencias MédicasEditorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Respuesta a la carta titulada &#8220;Factores que afectan a los niños con asma y obesidad&#8221; *]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Answer to the letter entitled &#8220;Factors affecting children with asthma and obesity&#8221;]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Abreu-Suárez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gladys]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bobea-Mota]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Anthony Lorenzo]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Portuondo-Leyva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Reyna]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Araujo-Herrera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Orlando]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Brito-Portuondo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carmen Adela]]></given-names>
</name>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Pediátrico Universitario Centro Habana  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro de Investigaciones Médico Quirúrgicas (CIMEQ)  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
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<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>93</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
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