1. Asthma: epidemiology, etiology and risk factors.
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Subbarao, Padmaja, Mandhane, Piush J., and Sears, Malcolm R.
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ASTHMA risk factors , *ASTHMA in pregnancy , *ASTHMA in children , *ASTHMA in old age ,SIDE effects of antibiotics ,TOBACCO & health - Abstract
The article discusses the etiology, epidemiology and risk factors of asthma during conception, childhood and adulthood. It notes that smoking, stress and use of antibiotics during pregnancy are causes of asthma for pregnant women. Lung function, use of antibiotics and exposure to tobacco smoke are associated with asthma in childhood. Recurrence of asthma in childhood, exposure to substances that may cause asthma in workplace and smoking of tobacco and marijuana cause asthma during adulthood.
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- 2009
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