Respiratory infections precede adult-onset asthma.

BACKGROUND:Respiratory infections in early life are associated with an increased risk of developing asthma but there is little evidence on the role of infections for onset of asthma in adults. The objective of this study was to assess the relation of the occurrence of respiratory infections in the p...

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Main Authors: Aino Rantala, Jouni J K Jaakkola, Maritta S Jaakkola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22205932/?tool=EBI