Recent advances in the epidemiologic investigation of risk factors for Asthma: A review of the 2011 literature

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 192-200

  Antó, Josep M ^a  

^a Barcelona Biomedical Research Park   (Spain)

Author keywords

Advances; Air pollution; Allergens; Asthma; Diet; Environment; Epidemiology; Farming; Maternal exposure; Obesity; Review; Risk factors; Smoke; Smoking; Social factors; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; NITRIC OXIDE; VITAMIN D;

AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MATERNAL STRESS; MOULD; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PASSIVE SMOKING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WHEEZING;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; CAUSALITY; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DIET; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84861234309     PISSN: 15297322     EISSN: 15346315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-012-0254-7     Document Type: Review

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