Increase in the heritability of asthma from 1994 to 2003 among adolescent twins
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Over the past decades the prevalence of asthma has increased in most parts of the world, and widespread changes in lifestyle and environment have been postulated as the primary cause for this. We examined whether the extent to which genetic and environmental factors influence susceptibility to asthma has changed between 1994 and 2003.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Respiratory Medicine |
Volume | 105 |
Issue number | 8 |
Pages (from-to) | 1147-52 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISSN | 0954-6111 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2011 |
ID: 40141151