Risk of cataracts in the childhood asthma management program cohort

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 389-392.e4

  Raissy, Hengameh H ^a   Sternberg, Alice L ^b   Williams, Paul ^c   Jacobs, Aaron ^a   H William Kelly, ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 77955927596     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.05.007     Document Type: Letter

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