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Maternal and childhood asthma: risk factors, interactions, and ramifications.
Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.) - 1 Sept 2011
Dietert Rodney R
Abstract excerpt
Asthma is emerging as a premier example of a health risk that can largely be molded by the status of the mother and the environmental conditions encountered during sensitive windows of prenatal and early childhood development. While genetic background, allergic status of parents, and predisposition for atopy and inflammation play a role, early-life environmental conditions can completely alter the course of...
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