The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 120, Issue 2 , Pages 271-272 , August 2007

Family history, environmental exposures in early life, and childhood asthma

  • Ngoc P. Ly, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Channing Laboratory
    • Division of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital
    • Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
    • ,
  • Juan C. Celedón, MD, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Channing Laboratory
    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
    • Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Juan C. Celedón, MD, DrPH, Channing Laboratory; 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115.

Received 16 May 2007 ,Accepted 25 May 2007.

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 Supported by National Institutes of Health grants HL66289, HL079966, and HL073373.Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: The authors have declared that they have no conflict of interest.

PII: S0091-6749(07)01040-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.05.045

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 120, Issue 2 , Pages 271-272 , August 2007

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