Inheritance patterns, consanguinity & risk for asthma

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 132, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 48-55

  Mahdi, Bijanzadeh ^a   Mahesh, P A ^b   Savitha Mysore, R ^c   Kumar, Pradeep ^c   Jayaraj, B S ^b   Ramachandra, Nallur B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

^b JSS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c MYSORE MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Asthma; Consanguineous marriage; Family history; Pedigree

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONSANGUINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; GENETICS; INHERITANCE; PEDIGREE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CONSANGUINITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; MALE; PEDIGREE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77954436562     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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