The effect of lifestyle on wheeze, atopy, and bronchial hyperreactivity in Asian and white children

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 537-540

  Carey, Oliver J ^a   Cookson, John B ^b   Britton, John ^b   Tattersfield, Anne E ^b  

^a BAYER AG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; WHEEZING;

EID: 0029737709     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.154.2.8756835     Document Type: Article

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