Sex-specific development of asthma differs between farm and nonfarm children: A cohort study

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 190, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 588-590

  Jon, Genuneit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; AGRICULTURE; DEMOGRAPHY; GERMANY; HYGIENE HYPOTHESIS; INCIDENCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; HYGIENE HYPOTHESIS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84908142108     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201403-0428le     Document Type: Letter

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