Sex discordance in asthma and wheeze prevalence in two longitudinal cohorts.

Sex discordance in asthma prevalence has been previously reported, with higher prevalence in males before puberty, and in females after puberty; the adolescent "switch". However, cross-sectional studies have suggested a narrowing of this discordance in recent decades. We used a combination...

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Main Authors: Ryan Arathimos, Raquel Granell, John Henderson, Caroline L Relton, Kate Tilling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5404857?pdf=render