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Allergic diseases and asthma in the family predict the persistence and onset-age of asthma: a prospective cohort study.
Respiratory research - 27 Nov 2014
Paaso Elina M S, Jaakkola Maritta S, Rantala Aino K, Hugg Timo T, Jaakkola Jouni J K
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BACKGROUND: Family history of asthma and other allergic diseases have been linked to the risk of childhood asthma previously, but little is known about their effect on the age-of-onset and persistency of asthma until young adulthood. METHODS: We assessed the effect of the family history of asthma and allergic diseases on persistent vs. transient, and early- vs. late-onset persistent asthma in The Espoo Cohort...
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