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The effects of growing up on a farm on adult lung function and allergic phenotypes: an international population-based study.
Thorax - 1 Mar 2017
Campbell B, Raherison C, Lodge C J, Lowe A J, Gislason T, Heinrich J, Sunyer J, Gómez Real F, Norbäck D, Matheson M C, Wjst M, Dratva J, de Marco R, Jarvis D, Schlünssen V, Janson C, Leynaert B, Svanes C, Dharmage S C
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RATIONALE: Evidence has suggested that exposure to environmental or microbial biodiversity in early life may impact subsequent lung function and allergic disease risk. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the influence of childhood living environment and biodiversity indicators on atopy, asthma and lung function in adulthood. METHODS AND MEASUREMENTS: The European Community Respiratory Health Survey II investigated ∼10 201...
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