1. Blocking asthmatic progression and chronicity in the precorticosteroid era 
Sheldon G. Cohen, MD 
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 
Volume 121, Issue 3, Pages (March 2008)
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2. Fig 1
Aulus Cornelius Celsus (25 BC–50 AD). Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health.
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3. Fig 2
Acupuncture figure derived from ancient Chinese model depicting the lung meridian with 22 body points (11 right and 11 left as painted). Major sites used in the acupuncture management of asthma (L1, L6, L9, and L10) are shown encircled. Other points (not shown) also relevant to asthma have been identified on the large intestine, stomach, spleen, and urinary bladder meridians. Translation and interpretation by Dr Darrell Liu, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, personal communication, 2001.
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