Epidemiology of respiratory allergies and asthma

Handbook of Epidemiology: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 2263-2319

  Douwes, Jeroen ^a   Pearce, Neil ^a,b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-09834-0_50     Document Type: Chapter

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