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Outcome of asthma and wheezing in the first 6 years of life: follow-up through adolescence.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 15 Nov 2005
Morgan Wayne J, Stern Debra A, Sherrill Duane L, Guerra Stefano, Holberg Catharine J, Guilbert Theresa W, Taussig Lynn M, Wright Anne L, Martinez Fernando D
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: The effect of early life wheezing on respiratory function and continued symptoms through adolescence has not been fully described. Using data from a population-based birth cohort in Tucson, Arizona, we previously described four phenotypes based on the occurrence of wheezing lower respiratory illnesses before age 3 yr and active wheeze at age 6 yr: never wheezers (n = 425), transient early wheezers (n =...
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