Does consanguinity increase the risk of bronchial asthma in children?

Annals of Thoracic Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 41-43

  El Mouzan, Mohammad ^a   Al Salloum, Abdullah ^a   Al Herbish, Abdullah ^a   Al Omar, Ahmad ^b   Qurachi, Mansour ^c  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Children's Hospital Medical Complex   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Al Yamamah Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Bronchial asthma; Consanguinity; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONSANGUINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX RATIO;

EID: 42049100295     PISSN: 18171737     EISSN: 19983557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1817-1737.39634     Document Type: Article

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