Maternal smoking during pregnancy and its effect on childhood asthma: Understanding the puzzle

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 186, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 941-942

  Wu, Pingsheng ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFECTION; MATERNAL SMOKING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SMOKING;

EID: 84869221643     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201209-1618ED     Document Type: Editorial

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