Lessons learned from the prevalence of childhood asthma in Korea

Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-2

  Lee, Ha Baik ^a  

^a Hanyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CAREGIVER; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; KOREA; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MATERNAL SMOKING; PASSIVE SMOKING; PEDIATRICS; PREVALENCE; WHEEZING;

EID: 78650640462     PISSN: 20927355     EISSN: 20927363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4168/aair.2011.3.1.1     Document Type: Editorial

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