Asthma: Early predisposing factors

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-80

  Doull, Lolo J M ^a   Holgate, Stephen T ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHROMOSOME 11; CHROMOSOME 14; CHROMOSOME 5; CHROMOSOME 6; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOKING; SYMPTOM; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 1842417117     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bmb.a011607     Document Type: Review

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