African ancestry, early life exposures, and respiratory morbidity in early childhood

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 265-274

  Kumar, R ^a   Tsai, H J ^b,c   Hong, X ^b   Gignoux, C ^d   Pearson, C ^e   Ortiz, K ^e   Fu, M ^e   Pongracic, J A ^a   Burchard, E G ^d   Bauchner, H ^e   Wang, X ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Early childhood; Genetic ancestry; Race; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEREDITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE STAGE; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL SMOKING; MORBIDITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RACE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SENSITIZATION; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA; WHEEZING;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BOSTON; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84863051752     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2011.03873.x     Document Type: Article

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