Epidemiological study of the genetics and environment of asthma, bronchial hyperresponsiveness, and atopy: Phenotype issues

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 4 II SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Kauffmann, Francine ^a   Dizier, Marie Hélène ^b   Pin, Isabelle ^b   Paty, Evelyne ^b   Gormand, Frédéric ^b   Vervloet, Daniel ^b   Bousquet, Jean ^b   Neukirch, Françoise ^b   Annesi, Isabella ^b   Oryszczyn, Marie Pierre ^b   Lathrop, Mark ^b   Demenais, Florence ^b   Lockhart, Alain ^b   Feingold, Josué ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 16944365047     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.156.4.12tac9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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