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Early wheezing phenotypes and severity of respiratory illness in very early childhood: study on intrauterine exposure to fine particle matter.
Environment international - 1 Aug 2009
Jedrychowski Wieslaw, Perera Frederica P, Maugeri Umberto, Mrozek-Budzyn Dorota, Mroz Elzbieta, Flak Elzbieta, Edwards Susan, Spengler John D, Jacek Ryszard, Sowa Agata, Musiał Agnieszka
Abstract excerpt
The main goal of the paper was to assess the pattern of risk factors having an impact on the onset of early wheezing phenotypes in the birth cohort of 468 two-year olds and to investigate the severity of respiratory illness in the two-year olds in relation to both wheezing phenotypes, environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and personal PM(2.5) exposure over pregnancy period (fine particulate matter). The secondary...
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