Definition of asthma: Possible approaches in genetic studies

Clinical and Experimental Allergy, Supplement

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 62-64

  Postma, D S ^a   Meijer, G G ^b   Koppelman, G H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Beatrixoord Hospital   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENETIC LINKAGE; INFLAMMATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; PHENOTYPE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0031977774     PISSN: 09602178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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