Family size, atopic disorders in parents, asthma in children, and ethnicity

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 454-460

  Rona, Roberto J ^a   Duran Tauleria, Enric ^a   Chinn, Susan ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; atopic conditions; familial aggregation; family size; wheezing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHEEZING;

EID: 0030902172     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(97)70070-8     Document Type: Article

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