Environmental epidemiology of pediatric asthma and allergy.
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1 Department of Biostatistics and Research Epidemiology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI. 2 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Center in Molecular and Cellular Toxicology with Human Applications, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. 3 Section of Allergy-Immunology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA. 4 Section of Allergy and Immunology, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, Immunology, and Sleep Medicine, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI. 5 Department of Medicine, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Epidemiologic reviews
دوره 24 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002