Gene by environment interactions in the development of asthma

Clinical and Experimental Allergy, Supplement

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 21-25

  Martinez, F D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ASTHMA; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INFECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 0031793490     PISSN: 09602178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1998.028s5021.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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