The early origins of asthma: Nature, nurture, or parturition?

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 211-212

  Spahr, Jonathan E ^a   Krawiec, Marzena E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYTOKINE; LUNG SURFACTANT;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTHMA; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISK; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOREGULATION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LUNG DYSPLASIA; PHENOTYPE; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 13944275163     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61296-3     Document Type: Editorial

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