Involvement of genetic factors in early development of bronchial asthma in Japanese infants with atopic dermatitis. Results of a 1 year follow-up study

Bronchial asthma (BA) often develops in children with atopic dermatitis (AD). To clarify the usefulness of AD in infants as a predictor for the later development of BA, we examined the prevalence of and the risk factors for the later development of BA in infants with AD in four prefectures in Japan....

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Main Authors: Mitsufumi Mayumi, Kenji Katamura, Tomoko Tamura, Setsuko Ito, Takao Hirao, Hiroshi Akutagawa, Akihiko Morikawa, Naomi Kondo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1997-01-01
Series:Allergology International
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015315847