Indoor environmental risk factors for respiratory symptoms and asthma in young children.

Asthma is a common chronic disorder in Western countries and is increasing in prevalence in both children and adults. Although genetic risk for atopy is an important factor for the development of asthma, it does not explain the tremendous increase in prevalence seen in recent decades. Environmental...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rumchev, Krassi
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2001
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1494