Application of an algorithm for the diagnosis of asthma in Chinese families: Limitations and alternatives for the phenotypic assessment of asthma in family-based genetic studies

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1679-1684

  Celedon, J C ^a   Silverman, E K ^a   Weiss, S T ^a   Wang, B ^a   Fang, Z ^a   Xu, X ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHINESE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033694348     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.162.5.2003007     Document Type: Article

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