Genes for asthma? An analysis of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1773-1780

  Burney, P ^a   Chinn, S ^a   Luczynska, C ^a   Jarvis, D ^a   Vermeire, P ^a   Bousquet, J ^a   Nowak, D ^a   Prichard, J ^a   De Marco, R ^a   Rijcken, B ^a   Anto, J ^a   Alves, J ^a   Boman, G ^a   Nielsen, N ^a   Paoletti, P ^a   Kesteloot, H ^a   Ait Khaled, N ^a   Popp, W ^a   Abramson, M ^a   Kutin, J ^a   Van Bastelaer, F ^a   Dahl, R ^a   Iversen, M ^a   Jogi R ^a   Neukirch, F ^a   Liard, R ^a   Pin, I ^a   Pison, C ^a   Taytard, A ^a   Teculescu, D ^a   Magnussen, H ^a   Heinrich, J ^a   Wichmann, H E ^a   Papageorgiou, N ^a   Avarlis, P ^a   Gaga, M ^a   Marossis, C ^a   Gislason, T ^a   Gislason, D ^a   Chowgule, R ^a   Allwright, S ^a   MacLeod, D ^a   Bugiani, M ^a   Bucca, C ^a   Romano, C ^a   De Marco Lo Cascio, R ^a   Campello, C ^a   Marinoni, A ^a   Cerveri, I ^a   Casali, L ^a   Kresmer, A ^a   Crane, J ^a   Lewis, S ^a   Gulsvik, A ^a   Omenaas, E ^a   Avila, R ^a   Amaral Marques, R ^a   Loureiro, C ^a   Chieira, C ^a   Cordeiro, R ^a   Marques, J A ^a   Castellasague, J ^a   Sunyer, J ^a   Soriano, J ^a   Galobardes, M ^a   Roca, J ^a   Muniozguren, N ^a   Ramos, J ^a   Ramos Gonzalez J ^a   Capelastegui, A ^a   Castillo, J ^a   Rodriguez Portal, J ^a   Martinez Motatella, J ^a   Almar, E ^a   Maldonado Perez J ^a   Pereira, A ^a   Sanchez J ^a   Quiros, J ^a   Huerta, I ^a   Janson, C ^a   Bjornsson E ^a   Rosenhall, L ^a   Norrman, E ^a   Lundbat B ^a   Lindholm, N ^a   Plaschke, P ^a   Ackermann Liebrich, U ^a   Kunzli N ^a   Perruchoud, A ^a   Burr, M ^a   Layzell, J ^a   Hall, R ^a   Harrison, B ^a   Stark, J ^a   Florey, C ^a   Da Costa Pereira, A ^a   Wjst, Matthias ^b   more..

^a Neuherberg ^*

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; EUROPE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEGREGATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0007522448     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.156.6.9611068     Document Type: Article

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