Glutathione S-transferase, incense burning and asthma in children

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1371-1377

  Wang, I J ^a,b,c   Tsai, C H ^a   Chen, C H ^d   Tung, K Y ^a   Lee, Y L ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Guangfu Township Health Office   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asthma; Gene environment interaction; GSTT1; Incense burning

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INCENSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ASTHMA; CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; CHILD; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SMOKE;

EID: 79958008619     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00137210     Document Type: Article

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