Characterization of a population of monozygotic twins with asthma

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 325-330

  Miller, Maureen E ^a   Levin, Linda ^a   Bernstein, Jonathan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway reactivity; Asthma; Concordant; Discordant; Disease severity; Monozygotic twins

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; POPULATION RISK; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN TEST; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOBACCO; TWIN CONCORDANCE; TWIN DISCORDANCE;

EID: 23344435342     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JAS-200063005     Document Type: Article

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