Is Neck Circumference Associated with Asthma Severity in Adolescence?
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cotinine level is associated with asthma severity in passive smoker children.
asthma environmental triggers play important roles in severity of disease. passive smoking could exacerbate asthma symptoms and enhance the decrease in lung function. cotinine levels could be a reflection of passive exposure to the cigarette both in adults and pediatrics. the aim of this study was to determine degree of association of asthma severity and cotinine level as a marker of passive sm...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0091-6749
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.12.333