Genetic and environmental risk factors for asthma: A cotwin-control study

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 3 PART I, 1998, Pages 840-845

  Duffy, David L ^a   Mitchell, Charles A ^b   Martin, Nicholas G ^b  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; HAPTOGLOBIN; MAGNESIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCKROACH; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; WHEEZING;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATS; CAUSALITY; COCKROACHES; DISEASES IN TWINS; DUST; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FUNGI; HAIR; HAPTOGLOBINS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MAGNESIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POACEAE; POLLEN; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RISK FACTORS; SKIN TESTS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0031947796     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.157.3.9702070     Document Type: Article

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