Asthma Severity and Prevalence: An Ongoing Interaction between Exposure, Hygiene, and Lifestyle
Open Access
- 22 February 2005
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Medicine
- Vol. 2 (2), e34
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020034
Abstract
Why are the prevalence and severity of asthma increasing? Platts-Mills looks at the key studies that can help to anwer this important question.Keywords
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