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Age-specific influence of wheezing phenotypes on pre-adolescent and adolescent health-related quality of life.
Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology - 1 Dec 2014
Braig Stefanie, Brandt Stephanie, Wabitsch Martin, Florath Ines, Brenner Hermann, Rothenbacher Dietrich, Genuneit Jon
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INTRODUCTION: Asthma is associated with diminished health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Particularly in adolescence, asthma may be under-diagnosed and undertreated or poorly managed. Therefore, we aimed to determine the association between childhood wheezing phenotypes rather than asthma and adolescent HRQoL in children aged 10-17 yr. METHODS: We analyzed the data from two prospective population-based cohort...
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