Prediction of asthma in children at 6 and 12 years of age: Perth infant asthma follow-up study |
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| Authors: | Peter Le Souë f |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Paediatrics, University of Western Australia, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Longitudinal studies, starting in infancy, provide an opportunity to assess risk factors prior to long-term exposure to environmental factors. The status of the infant soon after birth is determined by genetic background and factors related to in utero influences. As a result of recent advances in molecular biology, the genetic component can now be evaluated. |
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| Keywords: | asthma follow up infant |
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