Article
Familial aggregation of airway responsiveness: a community-based study.
Annals of epidemiology - 1 Nov 2005
Hao Ke, Chen Changzhong, Wang Binyan, Yang Jianhua, Fang Zhian, Xu Xiping
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: We investigated the familial aggregation of airway hyper-responsiveness (AHR) to methacoline among randomly chosen families in a rural community in Anqing, China. METHODS: Airway responsiveness (AR) to methacoline and related risk factors were assessed in each subject. We first modeled the within family correlation in AR and demonstrated the familial aggregation of this trait. Furthermore, we examined...
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