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Better understanding of childhood asthma, towards primary prevention – are we there yet? Consideration of pertinent literature
2017-12-20
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Asthma is a chronic disease, characterized by reversible airway obstruction, airway inflammation and hyper-reactivity. The prevalence of asthma has risen dramatically over the past decade, affecting around 300,000,000 people. The etiology is multifactorial, with genetic, epigenetic, developmental and environmental factors playing a role. A complex interaction between the intrauterine environment, the developing im...
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- Literature Corpus work
- af7594d0-d626-5d7e-9e85-cdfd0acff4e0
- DOI
- 10.12688/f1000research.11601.1