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Published in: Italian Journal of Pediatrics 1/2014

Open Access 01-12-2014 | Meeting abstract

Risk factors for asthma

Published in: Italian Journal of Pediatrics | Special Issue 1/2014

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Asthma is the most common chronic respiratory disease of childhood, and even if there have been many advances in the understanding pathogenesis of the disease, many aspects remain to be clarified. …
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Metadata
Title
Risk factors for asthma
Publication date
01-12-2014
Published in
Italian Journal of Pediatrics / Issue Special Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1824-7288
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1824-7288-40-S1-A77

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