Two subphenotypes of childhood asthma that differ in maternal and paternal influences on asthma risk

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 564-570

  Halonen, Marilyn ^a   Stern, Debra A ^a   Lohman, Carla ^a   Wright, Anne L ^a   Brown, Mark A ^a   Martinez, Fernando D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGY; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN TEST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032772223     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.160.2.9809038     Document Type: Article

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